U.S. patent number PP31,566 [Application Number 16/501,843] was granted by the patent office on 2020-03-17 for osteospermum plant named `kleoe18318`.
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 |
PP31,566 |
Klemm , et al. |
March 17, 2020 |
Osteospermum plant named `KLEOE18318`
Abstract
A new Osteospermum plant particularly distinguished by yellow
flowers 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: |
69778782 |
Appl.
No.: |
16/501,843 |
Filed: |
June 17, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/360 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/148 (20180501) |
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
`KLEOE18318` as illustrated and described herein.
Description
Genus and species: Osteospermum ecklonis Norl.
Variety denomination: `KLEOE18318`.
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 `KLEOE18318`.
`KLEOE18318` originated from a cross-pollination conducted in
August to September 2012 in Stuttgart, Germany between the
proprietary female Osteospermum variety `OE-2011-0679`
(unpatented), and the proprietary male Osteospermum variety
`OE-2009-0816`, also known as `KLEOE11187` (U.S. Plant Pat. No.
24,034).
The seeds from the cross were sown and plants were grown in a
greenhouse for evaluation, where an individual plant designated
`KLEOE18318` was selected from the group of plants in May 2012 in
Stuttgart. In June 2012 in Stuttgart, `KLEOE18318` was first
vegetatively propagated by vegetative terminal cuttings.
`KLEOE18318` 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. Yellow flowers 2.
An upright growth habit; and 3. Good branching.
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 an 8-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 `KLEOE18318`. 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 and cultivated in a
plastic greenhouse. 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.--`KLEOE18318`. Parentage: Female parent.--The
proprietary Osteospermum variety `OE-2011-0679` (unpatented). Male
parent.--The proprietary Osteospermum variety `KLEOE11187` (U.S.
Plant Pat. No. 24,034). 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).--32.0 cm. Width (including
inflorescences).--35.0 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).--9. Length.--28.0 cm. Diameter.--0.5 cm. Internode
length.--1.5 cm. Color.--RHS 138B. Texture.--Smooth but with fine
hairs. Anthocyanin.--Absent. Leaves: Arrangement.--Alternate.
Shape.--Obovate. Apex.--Acute. Base.--Acute. Margin.--Entire.
Immature color.--Upper surface: RHS 146A. Lower surface: RHS 146B.
Mature color.--Upper surface: RHS 147A. Lower surface: RHS 146A.
Length.--5.4 cm. Width.--1.8 cm. Texture.--Upper surface: Leathery.
Lower surface: Leathery with fine hairs. Petioles.--Absent.
Venation pattern.--Pinnate. Venation color.--Upper surface: RHS
137D. Lower surface: RHS 137C. Flower buds: Shape.--Round-ovoid.
Length.--1.0 cm. Diameter.--1.1 cm. Color (at tight bud just before
the ray florets unfold).--RHS 137D. Inflorescence: Type.--Single.
Blooming habit.--Upright, with longer flower stems. Quantity of
inflorescences per plant.--12. Lastingness of the inflorescences on
the plant.--10 to 15 days. Fragrance.--Present. Inflorescence
diameter.--7.0 cm. Inflorescence depth.--1.0 cm. Disc
diameter.--1.3 cm. Disc floret: Quantity per inflorescence.--22.
Shape.--Tubular. Tube color.--Closed: RHS 12A. Mature: RHS 9A.
Length.--0.7 cm. Diameter (at apex).--0.2 cm. Apex.--Acute. Apex
color.--RHS 92A. Base.--Acute. Base color.--RHS 10B.
Margin.--Entire. Ray floret: Quantity per inflorescence.--23.
Shape.--Oblanceolate. Color.--Upper surface: RHS 12B. Lower
surface: RHS 12A. Length.--3.6 cm. Width.--1.0 cm. Apex.--Acute.
Base.--Acute. Margin.--Entire. Texture.--Upper surface: Smooth.
Lower surface: Smooth, shiny. Peduncle: Length.--2.0 cm.
Diameter.--0.1 cm. Texture.--Smooth with hairs. Color.--RHS 137A.
Phyllaries: Arrangement.--Single. Observed quantity per
flower.--16. Shape.--Lanceolate. Apex.--Acute. Base.--Obtuse.
Margin.--Entire. Length.--1.2 cm. Width.--0.2 cm. Texture.--Upper
surface: Smooth with fine hairs. Lower surface: Smooth.
Color.--Upper surface: RHS 137C. Lower surface: RHS 139B.
Reproductive organs: Androecium.--Location: On disc and ray
florets. Stamens: Shape: Filamentous. Quantity: Numerous, 70 to
100. Filament length: 0.7 cm. Filament diameter: 0.1 cm. Anther:
Shape: Lanceolate. Color: RHS N92A. Length: 0.2 cm. Diameter: 0.1
cm. Pollen: Color: RHS 25A. Amount: Moderate. Gynoecium.--Location:
On the phyllary. Pistils: Number: Numerous, 50 to 70. Length: 0.8
cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm. Stigma: Color: RHS 18D. Shape: Tapering
filamentous and split in two parts. Length: 0.2 cm. Diameter: 0.2
cm. Style: Color: RHS 156D. Length: 0.4 cm. Diameter: 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
`KLEOE18318` is a distinct variety of Osteospermum and is
distinguished from its parents as described in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparison with Parental Lines Female Parent
Male Parent Characteristic `KLEOE18318` `OE-2011-0679`
`OE-2009-0816` Earliness Early Medium early Medium early Branching
Good Medium Good
`KLEOE18318` is most similar to the commercial Osteospermum variety
`Flower Power Pink` (KLEOE17007). Differences between the varieties
are described in Table 2.
TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Comparison with Similar Variety
Characteristic `KLEOE18318` `Flower Power Pink` Flower color Yellow
Pink Earliness Early Very Early
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