U.S. patent number PP30,773 [Application Number 15/932,958] was granted by the patent office on 2019-07-30 for lobelia plant named `klele17018`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG. The grantee listed for this patent is Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG. Invention is credited to Nils Klemm, Ulrich Lohmuller.
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United States Patent |
PP30,773 |
Klemm , et al. |
July 30, 2019 |
Lobelia plant named `KLELE17018`
Abstract
A new Lobelia plant particularly distinguished by purple flowers
with white centers, and a semi-upright and freely branching growth
habit, is disclosed.
Inventors: |
Klemm; Nils (Stuttgart,
DE), Lohmuller; Ulrich (Gro.beta.habersdorf,
DE) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG |
Stuttgart |
N/A |
DE |
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Assignee: |
Klemm+Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
(Stuttgart, DE)
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Family
ID: |
67394051 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/932,958 |
Filed: |
May 30, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/451 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/268 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/26 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/451 |
Primary Examiner: Grunberg; Anne Marie
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Campbell; Barbara Cochran Freund
& Young LLC
Claims
We claim:
1. A new and distinct variety of Lobelia plant designated
`KLELE17018` as shown and described herein.
Description
Genus and species: Lobelia erinus.
Variety denomination: `KLELE17018`.
BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT
The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of
Lobelia, botanically known as Lobelia erinus, and hereinafter
referred to by the variety name `KLELE17018`. `KLELE17018`
originated from a controlled hand-pollination in June 2013 in
Stuttgart, Germany between the proprietary female Lobelia variety
`LE-2009-1047` (unpatented) and the proprietary male Lobelia
variety `LE-2011-0079` (unpatented).
The seeds from the cross were sown and plants were grown in a
greenhouse for evaluation, where an individual plant designated
`KLELE17018` was selected from the group. In 2014, `KLELE17018` was
first vegetatively propagated via vegetative cuttings. `KLELE17018`
was found to reproduce true to type in successive generations of
asexual propagation via vegetative cuttings.
SUMMARY
The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing
characteristics of this new variety when grown under normal
horticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany. 1. Purple flowers
with white centers; and 2. A semi-upright and freely branching
growth habit.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
This new Lobelia plant is illustrated by the accompanying
photograph which shows the plant's overall plant habit including
form, foliage, and flowers. The photograph is of a 7-week-old plant
grown in a glass greenhouse in 10-centimeter with a pinch date one
week prior potting and cool morning, in Stuttgart, Germany in April
2018.
The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by
conventional photographic procedures.
DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY
The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive
characteristics of `KLELE17018`. The data which define these
characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried
out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on 7-week-old plants
grown in a greenhouse in Stuttgart, Germany in April 2018. Color
references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal
Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 5.sup.th edition (2007).
Classification: Family.--Campanulaceae. Botanical.--Lobelia erinus.
Common.--Lobelia. Designation.--`KLELE17018`. Parentage.--Female
parent: The proprietary female Lobelia variety `LE-2009-1047`
(unpatented). Male parent: The proprietary male Lobelia variety
`LE-2011-0079` (unpatented). Growth: Growth and branching
habit.--Semi-upright, freely branching. Form.--Rounded to flat.
Height (measured from the top of the soil including any
flowers).--10.5 cm. Width (horizontal plant diameter, including any
flowers).--24.0 cm. Time to produce a finished flowering plant.--8
weeks. Outdoor plant performance.--Very good. Time to initiate
roots.--18 days. Root description.--Fine, white roots, freely
branching, and dense. Leaves: Arrangement.--Alternate.
Color.--Immature Leaf: Upper surface: RHS 137A (Green). Lower
surface: RHS 137C (Green). Mature Leaf: Upper surface: RHS 139A
(Green). Lower surface: RHS 139C (Green). Length.--4.0 cm to 5.0
cm. Width.--1.0 cm to 1.6 cm. Shape.--Ovate to lanceolate.
Margin.--Serrate. Apex.--Sub-obtuse. Base.--Acute. Texture (both
surfaces).--Smooth. Venation.--Pinnate. Stems: Length.--12.0 cm.
Diameter.--0.2 cm. Internode length.--0.9 cm to 1.2 cm.
Texture.--Smooth. Stem anthocyanin.--Absent. Peduncle.--Length: 2.2
cm to 3.2 cm. Diameter: 0.8 cm. Texture: Smooth. Flower buds:
Shape.--Inverse drop-shaped. Diameter.--0.3 cm. Length.--0.8 cm.
Inflorescence: Blooming habit.--Continuous. Lastingness of
individual blooms on plant.--Approximately 1 week.
Fragrance.--Absent. Inflorescence type.--Raceme. Quantity of
flowers and buds per flowering branch.--15 to 20. Flowers: Flower
diameter (horizontal).--2.0 cm. Flower height (vertical).--1.7 cm.
Mature flower.--Upper lobe: Color, upper surface: RHS 155D (White)
in the central region and RHS N81A (Purple-violet) for the
remainder of the petal. Color, lower surface: RHS 84A (Violet) to
RHS 84C (Violet). Length: 1.0 cm. Width: 0.7 cm. Shape: Obovate.
Apex: Obtuse. Margin: Entire. Texture (both upper and lower
surfaces): Smooth. Lower lobe: Color, upper surface: RHS N81A
(Purple-violet). Color, lower surface: RHS 84A (Violet). Length:
0.6 cm. Width: 0.15 cm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Obtuse. Margin:
Entire. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces): Smooth. Corolla
tube.--Color inside: RHS 155C (White) with RHS 72B (Red-purple)
pattern. Color outside: RHS 155C (White) with RHS 84B (Violet)
pattern. Tube length: 0.7 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm at the bottom, 0.4
cm at the top. Calyx.--Length: 1.2 cm (0.4 cm for the fused part,
0.6 cm for the non-fused part). Diameter: 0.2 cm. Shape: Funnel,
star-shaped with fused sepals in lower half. Apex: Acute. Texture:
Smooth. Color: RHS 137C (Green) for the fused part and RHS 139A
(Green) for the non-fused part of the upper surface; RHS 139A
(Green) anthocyanin. Reproductive organs: Stamens.--Quantity per
flower: 5. Filament length: 0.5 cm. Filament color: RHS 79B
(Purple) at the top, RHS 155D (White) at the base. Anther length:
0.2 cm. Anther width: 0.08 cm. Anther color: RHS 200A (Brown).
Pollen amount: Medium. Pollen color: RHS 154D (Yellow-green).
Pistils.--Quantity per flower: 1. Pistil length: 1.1 cm. Stigma
shape: Discoid. Stigma color: Immature: RHS 79A (Purple). Mature:
RHS 200A (Brown) in the center and RHS 155D (White) for the outer
part. Style length: 0.7 cm. Style color: RHS 144B (Yellow-green).
Ovary color: RHS 144B (Yellow-green). Fruit and seed set: Fruit and
seed set not observed. Disease and pest/insect resistance: No
disease and pest/insect resistance observed.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY
`KLELE17018` can be distinguished from its parents as described in
Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparison with Parental Lines Female Parent
Male Parent Characteristic `KLELE17018` `LE-2009-1047`
`LE-2011-0079` Color Purple Lavender Purple Growth habit
Semi-upright Compact and Upright upright
`KLELE17018` is most similar to the commercial Lobelia variety
`KLELE11769` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,037). Differences between the
varieties are described in Table 2.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Comparison with Similar Variety
Characteristic `KLELE17018` `KLELE11769` Color Purple White Growth
habit Semi-upright Basket-like
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