U.S. patent number PP31,541 [Application Number 16/501,842] was granted by the patent office on 2020-03-10 for osteospermum plant named `kleoe18301`.
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 Maike Boxriker, Nils Klemm.
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United States Patent |
PP31,541 |
Klemm , et al. |
March 10, 2020 |
Osteospermum plant named `KLEOE18301`
Abstract
A new Osteospermum plant particularly distinguished by white
flowers with blue discs and an upright growth habit, is
disclosed.
Inventors: |
Klemm; Nils (Stuttgart,
DE), Boxriker; Maike (Schwabisch Gmund,
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: |
69723370 |
Appl.
No.: |
16/501,842 |
Filed: |
June 17, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/360 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/148 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/14 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/360 |
Primary Examiner: Para; Annette H
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Campbell; Barbara Cochran Freund
& Young LLC
Claims
We claim:
1. A new and distinct variety of Osteospermum plant designated
`KLEOE18301` as illustrated and described herein.
Description
Genus and species: Osteospermum ecklonis Norl.
Variety denomination: `KLEOE18301`.
BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT
The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of
Osteospermum, botanically known as Osteospermum ecklonis Norl., and
hereinafter referred to by the variety name `KLEOE18301`.
`KLEOE18301` originated from a cross-pollination conducted in
August to September 2011 in Stuttgart, Germany between the
proprietary female Osteospermum variety `OE-2010-0382`
(unpatented), and the male Osteospermum variety `Sunny`, also known
as `OE-2000-Pingo` (patent status unknown).
The seeds from the cross were sown and plants were grown in a
greenhouse for evaluation, where an individual plant designated
`KLEOE18301` was selected from the group of plants in May 2011 in
Stuttgart. In June 2011 in Stuttgart, `KLEOE18301` was first
vegetatively propagated by vegetative terminal cuttings.
`KLEOE18301` was found to reproduce true to type in successive
generations of asexual propagation via vegetative terminal
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. White ray florets
with blue discs; and 2. An upright growth habit.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
This new Osteospermum 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 12-week-old
plant grown in a greenhouse in Stuttgart, Germany in May 2019.
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 `KLEOE18301`. The data which define these
characteristics were collected in Latina, Italy on May 16, 2019 on
plants that had been potted in week 45 of 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.--Asteraceae. Botanical.--Osteospermum ecklonis.
Common.--Osteospermum. Designation.--`KLEOE18301`. Parentage:
Female parent.--The proprietary female Osteospermum variety
`OE-2010-0382` (unpatented). Male parent.--The male Osteospermum
variety `Sunny` (patent status unknown). Plant: Form and
habit.--Herbaceous perennial but usually cultivated as an annual;
not frost resistant. Growth habit.--Upright. Branching
habit.--Normal. Height (from top of soil, including
inflorescence).--29.4 cm. Width (including inflorescences).--27.5
cm. Propagation type.--Stem cuttings; vegetative terminal tip
cuttings. Time to produce a finished flowering plant.--9 weeks.
Time to initiate and develop roots.--4 weeks. Root
description.--Fine and white, RHS 155A. Stems: Total number of
branches per plant (calculated at the base of the plant).--6.
Length.--27.0 cm. Diameter.--0.9 cm. Internode length.--3.9 cm.
Color.--RHS 143B. Texture.--Smooth. Anthocyanin.--Absent. Leaves:
Arrangement.--Alternate. Shape.--Obovate. Apex.--Obtuse.
Base.--Acute. Margin.--Entire. Immature color.--Upper surface: RHS
143A. Lower surface: RHS 143B. Mature color.--Upper surface: RHS
N137A. Lower surface: RHS 138A. Length: 7.1 cm. Width: 4.1 cm.
Texture.--Upper surface: Leathery. Lower surface: Leathery with
fine hairs. Petioles.--Absent. Venation pattern.--Pinnate. Venation
color.--Upper surface: RHS N137A. Lower surface: RHS 138A. Flower
buds: Shape.--Round-ovoid. Length.--1.1 cm. Diameter.--0.9 cm.
Color (at tight bud just before the ray florets unfold).--RHS 138A.
Inflorescence: Type.--Composite, single. Blooming habit.--Upright,
with flower stems. Quantity of inflorescences per plant.--23.
Lastingness of the inflorescences on the plant.--10 to 15 days.
Fragrance.--Present. Inflorescence diameter.--6.5 cm. Inflorescence
depth.--0.9 cm. Disc diameter.--1.2 cm. Disc floret: Quantity per
inflorescence.--36. Shape.--Tubular. Tube color.--Closed: RHS
NN155A. Mature: RHS N115B. Length.--0.6 cm. Diameter (at
apex).--0.2 cm. Apex.--Acute. Apex color.--RHS 79A. Base.--Acute.
Base color.--RHS 145D. Margin.--Entire. Ray floret: Quantity per
inflorescence.--16. Shape.--Oblanceolate. Color.--Upper surface:
RHS NN155C (apical), RHS NN155C (Middle), and RHS N82B (basal).
Lower surface: Main color RHS N155A with stripes colored RHS 97A.
Length.--3.6 cm. Width.--1.1 cm. Apex.--Obtuse. Base.--Acute.
Margin.--Entire. Texture (both surfaces).--Smooth. Peduncle:
Length.--10.1 cm. Diameter.--0.2 cm. Texture.--Smooth with hairs.
Color.--RHS 143C. Phyllaries: Arrangement.--Single. Observed
quantity per flower.--15. Shape.--Lanceolate. Apex.--Acute.
Base.--Obtuse. Margin.--Entire. Length.--0.9 cm. Width.--0.2 cm.
Texture.--Upper surface: Smooth with fine hairs. Lower surface:
Smooth. Color.--Upper surface: RHS 143A. Lower surface: RHS 138A.
Reproductive organs: Androecium.--Location: On disc and ray
florets. Stamens: Shape: Filamentous. Quantity: Numerous, 70 to
100. Filament length: 0.5 cm. Filament diameter: less than 0.1 cm.
Anther: Shape: Lanceolate. Color: RHS 77A. Length: 0.3 cm.
Diameter: Less than 0.1 cm. Pollen: Color: RHS 17A. Amount: Sparse.
Gynoecium.--Location: On the phyllary. Pistils: Number: Numerous,
50 to 70. Length: 0.6 cm. Diameter: Less than 0.1 cm. Stigma:
Color: RHS 79A. Shape: Tapering filamentous and split in two parts.
Length: Less than 0.1 cm. Diameter: Less than 0.1 cm. Style: Color:
RHS NN155A. Length: 0.3 cm. Diameter: Less than 0.1 cm. Fruit and
seed set: None observed to date. Disease and pest/insect
resistance: No disease and pest/insect resistance observed.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY
`KLEOE18301` is a distinct variety of Osteospermum and is
distinguished from its parents as described in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Female Parent Male Parent Characteristic
`KLEOE18301` `OE-2010-0382` `Sunny` Disc Color Blue Blue Yellow
Earliness Medium late Late Early
`KLEOE18301` is most similar to the commercial Osteospermum variety
`Flower Power Light Pink`. Differences between the varieties are
described in Table 2.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Comparison with Similar Variety
Characteristic `KLEOE18301` `Flower Power Light Pink` Flower color
White Light Pink Growth Medium Compact Earliness Medium early
Early
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