U.S. patent number PP31,141 [Application Number 15/999,963] was granted by the patent office on 2019-11-26 for calibrachoa plant named `suncal 1941`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Suntory Flowers Limited. The grantee listed for this patent is Masahiro Yamada. Invention is credited to Masahiro Yamada.
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United States Patent |
PP31,141 |
Yamada |
November 26, 2019 |
Calibrachoa plant named `Suncal 1941`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Calibrachoa plant named `Suncal
1941`, characterized by its semi-upright and mounding plant habit;
vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering
habit; long flowering period; large purple violet-colored flowers
with yellow-colored centers; and good garden performance.
Inventors: |
Yamada; Masahiro (Shiga,
JP) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Yamada; Masahiro |
Shiga |
N/A |
JP |
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Assignee: |
Suntory Flowers Limited (Tokyo,
JP)
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Family
ID: |
68617496 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/999,963 |
Filed: |
September 4, 2018 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/413 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/821 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/82 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/413 |
Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith O.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Calibrachoa plant named `Suncal 1941` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Calibrachoa sp.
Cultivar denomination: `SUNCAL 1941`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Calibrachoa plant, botanically known as Calibrachoa sp. and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Suncal 1941`.
The new Calibrachoa plant is a product of a planned breeding
program conducted by the Inventor in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan. The
objective of the breeding program is to develop new vigorous,
semi-upright, mounding and freely branching Calibrachoa plants with
numerous large and attractive flowers with unique coloration.
The new Calibrachoa plant originated from a cross-pollination
conducted by the Inventor in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan in September,
2012 of a proprietary selection of Calibrachoa sp. identified as
code number C24-269-2, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent
with a proprietary selection of Calibrachoa sp. identified as code
number C24-162-1, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The
new Calibrachoa plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor
as a single flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated
cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan in October, 2013.
Asexual reproduction of the new Calibrachoa plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan since November, 2013 has shown that the
unique features of this new Calibrachoa plant are stable and
reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Calibrachoa 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 `Suncal 1941`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Suncal 1941` as a new
and distinct Calibrachoa plant: 1. Semi-upright and mounding plant
habit. 2. Vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching habit. 4.
Freely flowering habit. 5. Long flowering period. 6. Large purple
violet-colored flowers with yellow-colored centers. 7. Good garden
performance.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can be compared to plants of the
female parent selection. Plants of the new Calibrachoa differ
primarily from plants of the female parent selection in flower size
as plants of the new Calibrachoa have larger flowers than plants of
the female parent selection.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can be compared to plants of the male
parent selection. Plants of the new Calibrachoa differ primarily
from plants of the male parent selection in flower color as plants
of the new Calibrachoa have purple violet-colored flowers whereas
plants of the male parent selection have pink-colored flowers with
a yellow-colored star-shaped pattern.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa can also be compared to plants of
Calibrachoa sp. `Sunbelao`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
22,391. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Calibrachoa
and `Sunbelao` differ primarily in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Calibrachoa are semi-upright whereas plants of
`Sunbelao` are upright. 2. Plants of the new Calibrachoa have
shorter leaves than plants of `Sunbelao`. 3. Plants of the new
Calibrachoa are more freely flowering than plants of `Sunbelao`. 4.
Plants of the new Calibrachoa have larger flowers than plants of
`Sunbelao`. 5. Flower petals of plants of the new Calibrachoa have
emarginate apices whereas flower petals of plants of `Sunbelao`
have apices that are blunt to slightly cordate.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Calibrachoa 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 Calibrachoa plant.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective
view of a typical flowering plant of `Suncal 1941` grown in a
container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up view of a
typical flowering plant of `Suncal 1941`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown during the summer in
24-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan
and under cultural practices typical of commercial Calibrachoa
production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures
averaged 23.degree. C. and night temperatures averaged 13.degree.
C. Plants were four months old when the photographs and the
description were taken. In the following description, color
references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour
Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary
dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification:
Calibrachoa sp. `Suncal 1941`. Parentage: Female, or seed,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Calibrachoa sp. identified as
code number C24-269-2, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Calibrachoa sp. identified as
code number C24-162-1, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By
vegetative terminal cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer and
winter.--About one week at temperatures about 15.degree. C. to
20.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer and
winter.--About three weeks at temperatures about 15.degree. C. to
20.degree. C. Root description.--Fibrous; white in color. Rooting
habit.--Freely branching. Plant description: Plant and growth
habit.--Semi-upright and mounding plant habit; freely branching
habit with numerous lateral branches developing per plant; pinching
enhances lateral branch development; vigorous growth habit. Plant
height.--About 23 cm. Plant diameter.--About 73 cm. Lateral branch
description: Length.--About 30 cm. Diameter.--About 1.8 mm.
Internode length.--About 1.8 cm. Strength.--Strong.
Aspect.--Upright to outwardly. Texture.--Densely pubescent; rough.
Color.--Close to 144B. Leaf description: Arrangement.--Alternate,
simple. Length.--About 3.7 cm. Width.--About 2 cm.
Shape.--Elliptic. Apex.--Obtuse. Base.--Attenuate. Margin.--Entire.
Texture, upper and lower surfaces.--Sparsely pubescent; rough.
Venation pattern.--Pinnate; reticulate. Color.--Developing leaves,
upper surface: Close to 138A. Developing leaves, lower surface:
Close to 138B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 137C;
venation, close to 144B. Developing and fully expanded leaves,
lower surface: Close to 138B; venation, close to 145B.
Petioles.--Length: About 6.3 mm. Diameter: About 2.4 mm. Texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper and lower
surfaces: Close to 144B. Flower description: Flower arrangement and
habit.--Single salverform flowers arising from upper leaf axils;
freely flowering habit with usually about 300 flowers developing
per plant; flowers face upright to outwardly. Fragrance.--None
detected. Natural flowering season.--Early flowering habit, plants
of the new Calibrachoa initiate and develop flowers about three to
four weeks after planting; long flowering period, flowering
naturally commences during the spring and plants flower
continuously throughout the summer until late autumn in Japan.
Flower longevity.--Individual flowers last about seven to ten days
on the plant; flowers not persistent. Flower diameter.--About 4 cm.
Flower length (depth).--About 9.2 mm. Throat diameter.--About 9.3
mm. Tube length.--About 1.8 cm. Tube diameter, base.--About 2.9 mm.
Flower buds.--Length: About 2.2 cm. Diameter: About 9.4 mm. Shape:
Cylindrical. Color: Close to 83C. Corolla.--Arrangement: Five
petals fused at the base and opening into a flared trumpet. Petal
length from throat: About 1.6 cm. Petal width: About 1.9 cm. Petal
shape: Roughly spatulate. Petal apex: Emarginate. Petal margin:
Entire; slightly undulate. Petal texture, upper and lower surfaces:
Smooth, glabrous. Throat texture: Smooth, glabrous. Tube texture:
Smooth, glabrous. Color: Petal, when opening, upper surface: Close
to N81A. Petal, when opening, lower surface: Close to N82B. Petal,
fully opened, upper surface: Close to N82A; towards the throat,
close to 83B and 85A; venation, faint, close to 83B; color becoming
closer to N82B with development. Petal, fully opened, lower
surface: Close to 85A; venation, close to 83B; color does not
change with development. Throat: Close to 3B; venation, faint,
close to 144C. Tube: Close to 2C; venation, close to 144C.
Calyx.--Arrangement: Star-shaped tubular calyx tube with five
sepals in a single whorl and fused at the base. Sepal length: About
9.3 mm. Sepal width: About 2.9 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate. Sepal
apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and lower
surfaces: Pubescent. Sepal color: Immature and mature, upper
surface: Close to 144A. Immature and mature, lower surface: Close
to 144A. Peduncles.--Length: About 1.5 cm. Diameter: About 0.8 mm.
Angle: Upright to outwardly. Strength: Strong. Texture: Pubescent.
Color: Close to 144A. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity: Five
per flower. Filament length: About 9 mm. Filament color: Close to
145C. Anther shape: Ellipsoidal. Anther size: About 1.5 mm by 1.2
mm. Anther color: Close to 3C. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen
color: Close to 4C. Pistils: Quantity: One per flower. Pistil
length: About 1 cm. Style color: Close to 145C. Stigma shape:
Transversely ellipsoidal. Stigma color: Close to 145B. Ovary color:
Close to 145A. Seeds and fruits.--To date seed and fruit
development have not been observed on plants of the new
Calibrachoa. Garden performance: Plants of the new Calibrachoa have
been observed to have good garden performance and to tolerate wind,
rain and temperatures ranging from about 5.degree. C. to about
35.degree. C. Pathogen & pest resistance: To date, plants of
the new Calibrachoa have not been observed to be resistant to pests
and pathogens common to Calibrachoa plants.
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