U.S. patent number PP30,783 [Application Number 15/732,949] was granted by the patent office on 2019-08-06 for begonia plant named `bkpbeens`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Beekenkamp Plants B.V.. The grantee listed for this patent is Annie Cornelia Beekenkamp. Invention is credited to Annie Cornelia Beekenkamp.
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United States Patent |
PP30,783 |
Beekenkamp |
August 6, 2019 |
Begonia plant named `Bkpbeens`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Begonia plant named `Bkpbeens`,
characterized by its broadly upright to outwardly spreading and
mounded plant habit; sturdy plants with freely basal branching
habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering
habit; and double flowers that are light red in color.
Inventors: |
Beekenkamp; Annie Cornelia
(Maasdijk, NL) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Beekenkamp; Annie Cornelia |
Maasdijk |
N/A |
NL |
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Assignee: |
Beekenkamp Plants B.V.
(Maasdijk, NL)
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Family
ID: |
67213198 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/732,949 |
Filed: |
January 12, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/349 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/185 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/349 |
Primary Examiner: Grunberg; Anne Marie
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Begonia plant named `Bkpbeens` as illustrated
and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Begonia x hiemalis.
Cultivar denomination: `BKPBEENS`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Begonia plant, botanically known as Begonia x hiemalis,
commercially referred to as Elatior Begonia and hereinafter
referred to by the name `Bkpbeens`.
The new Begonia plant is a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation
of Begonia x hiemalis `Batik`, not patented. The new Begonia plant
was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering
plant from within a population of plants of `Batik` in a controlled
greenhouse environment in Landau, Germany in August, 2015.
Asexual reproduction of the new Begonia plant by vegetative tip
cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Maasdijk, The
Netherlands since June, 2016 has shown that the unique features of
this new Begonia plant are stable and reproduced true to type in
successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Begonia have not been observed under all possible
combinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices.
The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental
conditions such as temperature and light intensity, without,
however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
determined to be the unique characteristics of `Bkpbeens`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Bkpbeens` as a new and
distinct Begonia plant: 1. Broadly upright to outwardly spreading
and mounded plant habit. 2. Sturdy plants with freely basal
branching habit. 3. Dark green-colored leaves. 4. Uniform and
freely flowering habit. 5. Double flowers that are light red in
color.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of the mutation
parent, `Batik`. Plants of the new Begonia differ primarily from
plants of `Batik` in the following characteristics: 1. Flowers of
plants of the new Begonia are double in form whereas flowers of
plants of `Batik` are semi-double in form. 2. Plants of the new
Begonia and `Batik` differ in flower color as plants of `Batik`
have bright orange-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Begonia can be compared to plants of Begonia x
hiemalis `Bkpbeegl`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,825.
Plants of the new Begonia differ primarily from plants of
`Bkpbeegl` in the following characteristics: 1. Outer tepals of
plants of the new Begonia have entire margins whereas outer tepal
margins of plants of `Bkpbeegl` are incised. 2. Plants of the new
Begonia and `Bkpbeegl` differ in flower color as plants of
`Bkpbeegl` have bright pink-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Begonia can also be compared to plants of Begonia
x hiemalis `Nelly`, not patented. Plants of the new Begonia differ
primarily from plants of `Nelly` in the following characteristics:
1. Flowers of plants of the new Begonia are double in form whereas
flowers of plants of `Nelly` are single to semi-double in form. 2.
Plants of the new Begonia and `Nelly` differ in flower color as
plants of `Nelly` have salmon pink-colored flowers.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Begonia plant showing the colors as true as
it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of
this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the
color values cited in the detailed botanical description which
accurately describe the colors of the new Begonia plant.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view
of a typical flowering plant of `Bkpbeens` grown in a
container.
The photograph on the second sheet are close-up views of a typical
flower bud and the upper and lower surfaces of typical developed
flowers and leaves of `Bkpbeens`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
Plants used for the aforementioned photographs and following
observations and measurements were grown during the autumn in 12-cm
containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Maasdijk, The
Netherlands. During the production of the plants, day and night
temperatures ranged from 19.degree. to 21.degree. C. Plants were
eight weeks from planting rooted cuttings when the photographs and
the description were taken. In the following description, color
references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour
Chart, 2015 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary
dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification: Begonia
x hiemalis `Bkpbeens`. Parentage: Naturally-occurring whole plant
mutation of Begonia hiemalis `Batik`, not patented. Propagation:
Type.--By vegetative tip cuttings. Time to initiate roots.--About
20 days at temperatures about 25.degree. C. Time to produce a
rooted young plant.--About 35 to 36 days at temperatures about
21.degree. C. to 23.degree. C. Root description.--Fine, fibrous;
typically brown in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on
substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type and
formulation, substrate temperature and physiological age of roots;
plants of the new Begonia have not been observed to form tubers.
Rooting habit.--Freely branching habit; medium density. Plant
description: Plant and growth habit.--Broadly upright to outwardly
spreading and mounded plant habit; overall plant shape, broadly
obovate; moderately vigorous growth habit; moderate growth rate.
Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plane.--About 22.3 cm.
Plant height, soil level to top of floral plane.--About 24.7 cm.
Plant width.--About 36.4 cm. Lateral branch description.--Branching
habit: Freely branching habit with about four basal branches
developing per plant; pinching is not required. Length: About 11.6
cm. Diameter: About 8 mm to 9 mm. Internode length: About 2.9 cm.
Strength: Moderately strong. Aspect: About 30.degree. from
vertical. Texture and luster, young stems: Sparsely to moderately
pubescent; slightly glossy. Texture and luster, developed stems:
Smooth, glabrous; slightly glossy. Color, developing: Close to
146C; at the internodes, close to 185A. Color, fully developed:
Close to 148B. Leaf description.--Arrangement: Alternate, simple.
Length: About 14.9 cm. Width: About 10.7 cm. Shape: Ovate, unequal.
Apex: Acute. Base: Oblique, lobes meeting to slightly imbricate.
Margin: Serrate to dentate; moderately to strongly and coarsely
undulate. Texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous;
velvety; slightly glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface:
Sparsely pubescent along veins; moderately glossy. Venation
pattern: Laciniate. Color: Developing leaves, upper surface: Close
to 146A tinged with close to 152A; venation, close to 144A.
Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 177B. Fully expanded
leaves, upper surface: Darker than between 139A and N189A;
venation, close to 152A to 152B. Fully expanded leaves, lower
surface: Close to 148B moderately to strongly tinged with close to
178A; venation, close to 152B. Petioles: Length: About 6.4 cm.
Diameter: About 6 mm to 7 mm. Strength: Moderately strong,
flexible. Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent;
moderately glossy. Color, upper surface: Close to 152B tinged with
close to N170A; at the proximal base, close to 185A. Color, lower
surface: Close to 152B tinged with close to 199A. Stipules:
Quantity per leaf: Two. Length: About 1.6 cm. Width: About 1.7 cm.
Shape: Broadly ovate. Apex: Bluntly acute. Base: Broadly cuneate.
Margins: Entire, irregularly ciliate. Color, upper and lower
surfaces: Close to 146C. Flower description: Flowering
habit.--Rotate double sterile flowers arranged in axillary compound
cymes; freely flowering habit with about nine flowers per cyme and
about 180 flowers developing per plant during the flowering season;
flowers face upright to outwardly. Fragrance.--None detected.
Natural flowering season.--Long flowering period, plants flower
freely and continuously from spring into the autumn in The
Netherlands; during the winter in a greenhouse, plants begin
flowering about 35 days after exposure to photoinductive
treatments. Postproduction longevity.--Individual flowers last
about ten days on the plant; flowers not persistent; plants
maintain good substance for about 20 to 30 days in an interior
environment. Inflorescence height.--About 15.9 cm. Inflorescence
diameter.--About 9 cm. Flower buds.--Length: About 1.9 cm.
Diameter, flattened: About 1.8 cm. Shape: Roughly circular;
flattened. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous, slightly velvety;
slightly glossy. Color: Close to between 145D and 150D; towards the
margins and apex, close to 39B. Flowers.--Diameter: About 4.1 cm.
Depth: About 2.2 cm. Tepals: Quantity and arrangement: Four per
flower arranged in two whorls. Length, lower tepals: About 3.1 cm.
Width, lower tepals: About 3.7 cm. Length, upper tepals: About 2.4
cm. Width, upper tepals: About 2.8 cm. Shape: Roughly reniform.
Apex: Rounded. Base: Reniform. Margin: Entire; slightly undulate.
Texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous, velvety;
matte. Texture and luster, lower surface: Smooth, glabrous,
velvety; matte to slightly glossy. Color, lower tepals: When
opening, upper surface: Close to 38B; margins, close to 48A. When
opening, lower surface: Close to 37A. Fully opened, upper surface:
Close to 37B; margins, close to 48B; venation, close to between 50A
and 53D; color does not fade with development. Fully opened, lower
surface: Close to 29C; center, close to 35B to 35C; venation, close
to 151A to 151B; color does not fade with development. Color, upper
tepals: When opening, upper surface: Close to between 37C and 38B;
margins, close to 51B to 51C. When opening, lower surface: Close to
38D; towards the base, close to 145D; margins, close to between 47D
and 51B. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 38A; margins, close
to 48B to 48C; venation, close to between 50A and 53C; color does
not fade with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to
38C to 38D; margins, close to 48B to 48C; venation, close to 151A
to 151B; color does not fade with development. Tepaloids: Quantity
and arrangement: About 20 arranged in multiple whorls at the center
of the flower. Length: About 1.4 cm to 1.8 mm. Width: About 9 mm to
18 mm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Rounded to obtuse. Base: Cuneate.
Margin: Entire; slightly undulate. Texture and luster, upper and
lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous, velvety; matte. Color: When
opening, upper surface: Close to 150D; towards the margins and
apex, close to 36C; margins, close to 51B. When opening, lower
surface: Close to 150D; towards the margins and apex, close to 36B
to 36C; margins, close to 51B. Fully opened, upper surface: Close
to between 37B and 38B; margins, close to 51B; venation, similar to
lamina colors; color does not change with development. Fully
opened, lower surface: Close to between 36A and 38D; margins, close
to 52C; venation, similar to lamina colors; color does not change
with development. Peduncles.--Length: About 7.6 cm. Diameter: About
5 mm to 7 mm. Angle: About 35.degree. from lateral branch axis.
Strength: Moderately strong; flexible. Texture and luster: Sparsely
pubescent; moderately glossy. Color: Close to 146B to 146C.
Pedicels.--Length: About 3.1 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Angle: About
20.degree. from the peduncle axis. Strength: Moderately strong;
flexible. Texture and luster: Pubescent; glossy. Color: Close to
145A distally tinged with close to 153C. Flower bracts.--Quantity
and arrangement: Two per flower, opposite. Length: About 1.6 cm.
Width: About 1.6 cm. Shape: Broadly ovate. Apex: Broadly acute.
Base: Broadly cuneate. Margin: Entire, finely ciliate. Texture and
luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color,
upper and lower surfaces: Close to 146C; towards the apex, tinged
with close to 175A. Reproductive organs.--None observed, all
structures transformed into tepaloids. Seeds and fruits.--Seed and
fruit development have not been observed on plants of the new
Begonia as flowers are sterile. Pathogen & pest resistance:
Resistance to pathogens and pests common to Begonia plants has not
been observed on plants of the new Begonia. Temperature tolerance:
Plants of the new Begonia have been observed to tolerate high
temperatures of about 35.degree. C. and to be suitable for USDA
Hardiness Zones 10 to 12.
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