U.S. patent number PP31,094 [Application Number 15/999,959] was granted by the patent office on 2019-11-19 for petunia plant named `wespecratito`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Gartenbau und Spezialkulturen Westhoff GbR. The grantee listed for this patent is Heinrich Westhoff. Invention is credited to Heinrich Westhoff.
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United States Patent |
PP31,094 |
Westhoff |
November 19, 2019 |
Petunia plant named `Wespecratito`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named
`Wespecratito`, characterized by its semi-upright to semi-trailing
and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely
branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period;
medium-sized flowers that are pale orange and red purple in color
with a greyed purple star-shaped pattern; and good garden
performance.
Inventors: |
Westhoff; Heinrich (Sudlohn,
DE) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Westhoff; Heinrich |
Sudlohn |
N/A |
DE |
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Assignee: |
Gartenbau und Spezialkulturen
Westhoff GbR (Sudlohn, DE)
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Family
ID: |
68536006 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/999,959 |
Filed: |
September 4, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/356.13 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/824 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/82 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/356.13 |
Primary Examiner: Hwu; June
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Petunia plant named `Wespecratito` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Petunia x hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: `WESPECRATITO`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Petunia plant, botanically known as Petunia x hybrida and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Wespecratito`.
The new Petunia plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Sudlohn, Germany. The objective of the
breeding program is to create new mounding and freely-flowering
Petunia plants with unique and attractive flower colors.
The new Petunia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor during the summer of 2014 in Sudlohn, Germany of a
proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida identified as code
designation 14P382A, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent
with a proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida identified as
code designation 14P230Z, not patented, as the male, or pollen,
parent. The new Petunia plant was discovered and selected by the
Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the
stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Sudlohn, Germany in April, 2015.
Asexual reproduction of the new Petunia plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Sudlohn, Germany since August, 2015 has shown that the unique
features of this new Petunia plant are stable and reproduced true
to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Petunia have not been observed under all possible
combinations of environmental conditions and cultural conditions.
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 `Wespecratito`.
These characteristics in combination distinguish `Wespecratito` as
a new and distinct Petunia plant: 1. Semi-upright to semi-trailing
and mounding plant habit. 2. Moderately vigorous growth habit. 3.
Freely branching habit. 4. Freely flowering habit. 5. Long
flowering period. 6. Medium-sized flowers that are pale orange and
red purple in color with a greyed purple star-shaped pattern. 7.
Good garden performance.
Plants of the new Petunia can be compared to plants of the female
parent selection. Plants of the new Petunia differ primarily from
plants of the female parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Petunia are more compact than
plants of the female parent selection. 2. Plants of the new Petunia
and the female parent selection differ in flower color as flowers
of plants of the new Petunia are pale orange and red purple in
color with a greyed purple star-shaped pattern whereas flowers of
plants of the female parent selection do not have a star-shaped
pattern.
Plants of the new Petunia can be compared to plants of the male
parent selection. Plants of the new Petunia differ primarily from
plants of the male parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Petunia are more mounding
than and not as upright as plants of the male parent selection. 2.
Plants of the new Petunia have smaller flowers than plants of the
male parent selection.
Plants of the new Petunia can be compared to plants of the Petunia
x hybrida `Wespecrabobust`, not patented. In side-by-side
comparisons, plants of the new Petunia and `Wespecrabobust` differ
primarily in flower color as flowers of plants of the new Petunia
are pale orange and red purple in color with a greyed purple
star-shaped pattern whereas flowers of plants of `Wespecrabobust`
are greyed yellow with a dark purple star-shaped pattern. In
addition, plants of the new Petunia are not as upright as plants of
`Wespecrabobust`.
Plants of the new Petunia can also be compared to plants of the
Petunia x hybrida `Wespeoutpici`, not patented. In side-by-side
comparisons, plants of the new Petunia and `Wespeoutpici` differ
primarily in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new
Petunia are more compact than plants of `Wespeoutpici`. 2. Plants
of the new Petunia are not as freely flowering as plants of
`Wespeoutpici`. 3. Plants of the new Petunia flower have larger
flowers than plants of `Wespeoutpici`. 4. Plants of the new Petunia
and `Wespeoutpici` differ in flower color as flowers of plants of
the new Petunia are pale orange and red purple in color with a
greyed purple star-shaped pattern whereas flowers of plants of
`Wespeoutpici` are red purple and white in color and do not have a
star-shaped pattern.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Petunia 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 Petunia plant.
The photograph in the first sheet comprises a side perspective view
of a typical flowering plant of `Wespecratito` grown in a
container.
The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of a typical
flowering plant of `Wespecratito`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown in 12-cm containers
in Sudlohn, Germany, under typical commercial cultural practices
during the late spring and summer in a glass-covered greenhouse
with day temperatures ranging from 20.degree. C. to 38.degree. C.,
night temperatures ranging from 16.degree. C. to 20.degree. C. and
light levels ranging from 3 to 50 klux. Plants were 18 weeks old
when the photographs and description were taken. In the following
description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural
Society Colour Chart, 2001 Edition, except where general terms of
ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical
classification: Petunia x hybrida `Wespecratito`. Parentage:
Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of Petunia x
hybrida identified as code designation 14P382A, not patented. Male,
or pollen, parent.--Proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida
identified as code designation 14P230Z, not patented. Propagation:
Type.--By terminal vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots,
summer.--About 14 to 20 days at temperatures about 18.degree. C. to
20.degree. C. Time to initiate roots, winter.--About 21 to 24 days
at temperatures about 18.degree. C. to 20.degree. C. Time to
produce a rooted young plant, summer.--About three to four weeks at
temperatures about 18.degree. C. to 20.degree. C. Time to produce a
rooted young plant, winter.--About four to five weeks at
temperatures about 18.degree. C. to 20.degree. C. Root
description.--Medium in thickness, fibrous; close to 158A in color.
Rooting habit.--Freely branching; medium density to dense. Plant
description: Plant form and growth habit.--Semi-spreading to
semi-trailing and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit with
about eight primary lateral branches developing per plant; pinching
enhances lateral branch development; moderately vigorous growth
habit. Plant height.--About 17 cm. Plant diameter.--About 33 cm.
Lateral branch description: Length.--About 16 cm. Diameter.--About
3 mm to 4 mm. Internode length.--About 8 mm to 16 mm.
Strength.--Strong, flexible. Aspect.--Mostly outwardly.
Texture.--Densely pubescent; viscid. Color.--Close to 146B. Leaf
description: Quantity and arrangement.--Alternate, simple; sessile.
Length.--About 4.7 cm. Width.--About 2 cm. Shape.--Lanceolate.
Apex.--Acute. Base.--Attenuate. Margin.--Entire. Texture and
luster, upper and lower surfaces.--Densely pubescent; viscid;
matte. Venation pattern.--Pinnate. Color.--Developing and fully
expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 137A; venation, close to
137B. Developing and fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to
137C; venation, close to 137D. Flower description: Flower
arrangement and habit.--Medium-sized single-type salverform flowers
arising from upper leaf axils; freely flowering habit with usually
about one or two flowers developing per lateral branch and numerous
flowers developing per plant during the flowering season; flowers
face mostly upright to outwardly. Fragrance.--None detected.
Natural flowering season.--Long flowering period, flowering
commences naturally during April and plants flower continuously
throughout the summer until frost in Germany. Flower
longevity.--Individual flowers last about three to five days on the
plant; flowers not persistent. Flower buds.--Length: About 3.4 cm.
Diameter: About 5 mm. Shape: Oblong. Color: Towards the base, close
to 177D; mid-section, close to 177A and 144B; towards the apex,
close to 187B and 144B. Flower diameter.--About 5.3 cm. Flower
height.--About 4.5 cm. Flower throat diameter.--About 1 cm. Flower
tube length.--About 2.6 cm. Flower tube diameter,
proximally.--About 4 mm. Corolla.--Quantity and arrangement: Five
in a single whorl, fused at the base and opening into a flared
trumpet. Petal length from throat: About 2.4 cm. Petal width: About
2.7 cm. Petal shape: Roughly spatulate. Petal apex: Cuspidate.
Petal margin: Entire; slightly undulate. Petal texture and luster,
upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Throat texture:
Smooth, glabrous. Tube texture: Pubescent. Color: Petal, when
opening, upper surface: Close to 31A and 54A; star-shaped pattern
(petals' fusion), close to 59A. Petal, when opening, lower surface:
Close to 145A to 145C and 72B. Petal, fully opened, upper surface:
Close to N25C to N25D, 26D and 66A; star-shaped pattern (petals'
fusion), close to 187A to 187C; venation, close to 14B; with
development, color becoming closer to 79C and N155C and 16D. Petal,
fully opened, lower surface: Close to 145C and 72B; venation, close
to 144B; with development, color becoming closer to 77A to 77B and
145C to 145D with development. Throat: Close to 23A to 23B and
N34A; venation, close to 14B. Tube: Close to 78A to 78B and 145C to
145D; venation, close to 144B. Calyx.--Arrangement: One star-shaped
calyx tube with five sepals arranged in a single whorl and fused at
the base. Sepal length: About 1.4 cm. Sepal width: About 3 mm.
Sepal shape: Oblong. Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal
texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent; matte.
Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 146A. Peduncles.--Length:
About 1 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm. Strength: Strong, flexible.
Aspect: Upright to outwardly. Texture: Pubescent. Color: Close to
144A to 144B. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity per flower:
Five. Filament length: About 9 mm to 11 mm. Filament color: Close
to 155A. Anther shape: Four-parted, ovate. Anther size: About 2.3
mm by 2.5 mm. Anther color: Close to 160D. Pollen amount: Abundant.
Pollen color: Close to 156C. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One.
Pistil length: About 1.8 cm. Style length: About 1.8 cm. Style
color: Close to 145A. Stigma shape: Ovate. Stigma color: Close to
146A to 146C. Ovary color: Close to 144B. Seeds and fruits: To
date, seed and fruit development have not been observed on plants
of the new Petunia. Garden performance: Plants of the new Petunia
have been observed to have good garden performance and to tolerate
rain, wind and temperatures ranging from about 5.degree. C. to
about 38.degree. C. Pathogen & pest resistance: To date, plants
of the new Petunia have not been observed to be resistant to
pathogens and pests common to Petunia plants.
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