U.S. patent number PP31,670 [Application Number 16/501,253] was granted by the patent office on 2020-04-14 for poinsettia plant named `npcw18289`.
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 Nils Klemm, Guido von Tubeuf.
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United States Patent |
PP31,670 |
Klemm , et al. |
April 14, 2020 |
Poinsettia plant named `NPCW18289`
Abstract
A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having
speckled and marbled bracts, and excellent keeping quality is
disclosed.
Inventors: |
Klemm; Nils (Stuttgart,
DE), von Tubeuf; Guido (Stuttgart, 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: |
70223339 |
Appl.
No.: |
16/501,253 |
Filed: |
March 12, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/303 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/385 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/38 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/303 |
Other References
Harris Seeds 2018 Poinsettia Liners Grown by Raker-Roberta's,
Michigan, retrieved on Nov. 6, 2019, retrieved from the Internet at
https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1537/5553/files/RakerPoinsettiaProgram.-
pdf, cover page, pp. 1-4 (Year: 2018). cited by examiner .
Select One Series Information 2019, retrieved on Nov. 6, 2019,
retrieved from the Internet at
http://www.selectanorthamerica.com/series_info.aspx?phid=050006473004304#-
, one page. (Year: 2019). cited by examiner.
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Primary Examiner: Hwu; June
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Campbell; Barbara Weatherly; James
M. Cochran Freund & Young LLC
Claims
We claim:
1. A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant designated
`NPCW18289` as illustrated and described herein.
Description
Genus and species: Euphorbia pulcherrima.
Variety denomination: `NPCW18289`.
BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT
The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of
poinsettia, botanically known as Euphorbia pulcherrima and
hereinafter referred to by the variety name `NPCW18289`.
`NPCW18289` was derived from an irradiated cutting of the
Poinsettia variety CHRISTMAS BEAUTY Red, (also known as `NPCW10158`
U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,580), having red bracts, in April 2014 in a
green house in Stuttgart, Germany.
In November 2014, a single plant was selected in Stuttgart,
Germany. In February 2015, `NPCW18289` was first asexually
propagated by apical cuttings. `NPCW18289` was found to reproduce
true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation via
vegetative apical cuttings in Stuttgart, Germany.
SUMMARY
The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing
characteristics of this new variety when grown under normal
horticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany. 1. Speckled and
marbled bracts; and 2. Excellent keeping quality.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
This new poinsettia plant is illustrated by the accompanying
photograph which shows an overall view of the whole plant. The
photograph is of a plant approximately 12 weeks old grown indoors
in Stuttgart, Germany in December 2016. 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 `NPCW18289`. The data which define these
characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried
out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on plants aged
approximately 18 weeks-old after potting and grown in a glass
greenhouse in Stuttgart, Germany in December 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) unless where otherwise
stated. Classification: Family.--Euphorbiaceae. Species.--Euphorbia
pulcherrima. Common name.--Poinsettia. Variety.--`NPCW18289`.
Parentage: CHRISTMAS BEAUTY Red, (also known as `NPCW10158` U.S.
Plant Pat. No. 22,580). Growth: Blooming habit.--Intermittent.
Flowering response time.--Approximately 60 days. Keeping
quality.--Excellent. Plant description: Form.--Triangular. Growth
habit.--Upright. Height.--25.0 cm to 28.0 cm. Width.--25.0 cm to
38.0 cm. Average number of inflorescences per plant.--7.
Propagation: Type cuttings.--Apical cuttings. Time to produce a
rooted cutting.--4 weeks. Rooting habit and root color.--Freely
branching and white. Lateral branches: Color.--RHS 143A.
Length.--23.0 cm. Internode length.--1.0 cm to 3.0 cm.
Diameter.--0.5 cm to 0.8 cm. Branching habit.--Freely branching.
Number of lateral branches per plant.--6 to 8. Texture.--Smooth.
Strength.--Medium. Leaves: Quantity.--6 to 7 per lateral branch.
Arrangement.--Alternate. Number of lobes on the leaf blade.--Varies
from 0 to 6 (most leaves without lobes). Lobation depth.--Shallow.
Depth of the deepest sinus of the leaf blade.--0.3 cm to 0.5 cm.
Shape.--Ovate. Apex.--Acute. Base.--Obtuse. Margin.--Mostly entire
(only a few leaves per plant that are serrate). Length.--6.0 cm to
11.0 cm. Width.--5.0 cm to 8.0 cm. Texture (both
surfaces).--Smooth. Vein color.--Upper surface: RHS 142C. Lower
surface: RHS 142C. Venation pattern.--Reticulate.
Variegation.--Absent. Color.--Mature foliage: Upper surface: RHS
139A. Lower surface: RHS 138B. Immature foliage: Upper surface: RHS
141A. Lower surface: RHS 138A. Leaf petiole.--Length: 2.5 cm to 5.0
cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS
143C with reddish spots (RHS 181A). Lower (part) surface: RHS 143C.
Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Transitional leaves.--Few in
number, leaf shape is ovate, the central part of the bracts, which
has the lighter color, is a bit greenish on the transitional
bracts, whereas the outer part has a pale reddish appearance,
length is 5 cm to 8 cm, width is 3 cm to 5 cm, and lobing is
absent; the central part of the bracts, which has the lighter
color, is a bit greenish on the transitional bracts, whereas the
outer part has a pale reddish appearance; the shape is ovate.
Inflorescence: Type and habit.--Cluster of cyathia. Quantity per
lateral branch.--1 compound of cyathias accompanied by bracts.
Position relative to foliar plane.--Above. Lastingness of
inflorescence on the plant.--4 weeks. Natural flowering
season.--End of November. Diameter.--15.0 cm to 20.0 cm.
Height.--2.0 cm to 3.0 cm. Fragrance.--Absent. Bracts: Number of
bracts per inflorescence.--6 to 8. Lobing.--Absent. Rugosity
between the veins.--Absent. Twisting.--Absent. Shape.--Ovate.
Apex.--Acute. Base.--Obtuse. Margin.--Entire. Size.--Length: 6.0 cm
to 9.0 cm. Width: 3.0 cm to 6.0 cm. Texture (both upper and lower
surfaces): Smooth. Venation pattern.--Reticulate. Vein
color.--Upper surface: RHS 140B with the smaller veins described as
transparent. Lower surface: RHS 140B. Bract color.--Upper surface:
There are two color patterns. Primary pattern: marbling between a
more reddish outer part and a more whitish/yellowish central part.
The bracts in general are colored RHS 5D with RHS 46B spots. The
spots condense to plain RHS 46B towards the margins. Secondary
pattern: spotting of 46B on RHS 5D background in the central part.
Lower surface: There are two color patterns. Primary pattern:
marbling between a more reddish outer part and a more
whitish/yellowish central part. The bracts in general are colored
RHS 5D with RHS 47B spots. The spots condense to plain RHS 47B
towards the margins. Secondary pattern: spotting of 47B on RHS 5D
background in the central part. Bract petiole.--Length: 0.5 cm to
2.0 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface:
RHS 140B. Lower (part) surface: RHS 140B. Texture: Smooth.
Strength: Medium. Cyme: Diameter.--1.0 cm to 2.0 cm. Cyathia
number.--6 to 9 per inflorescence. Deformation of glands of the
cyathium.--Absent. Timing of opening of cyathia.--Beginning of
November. First pollen appears in parallel to opening of the nectar
cups; stigmas appear 2 weeks later. Cyathium.--Shape: Ovate.
Texture (inner and outer surfaces): Smooth. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.5
cm. Length: 0.2 cm to 0.7 cm. Color: RHS 143C. Peduncle.--Color:
RHS 142B. Length: 0.2 cm. Diameter: 0.1 cm. Texture: Smooth.
Strength: Medium. Nectar cups.--Number: 1 per cyathium. Diameter:
0.1 cm. Length: 0.4 cm to 0.5 cm. Color: RHS 21B. Shape:
Lip-shaped. Texture (inner and outer surfaces): Smooth. Fruit and
seed set: None observed. Disease and pest resistance: No special
disease or pest resistance observed.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND KNOWN VARIETY
`NPCW18289` is a distinct variety of poinsettia. `NPCW18289`
differs from the parental line CHRISTMAS BEAUTY Red in that
CHRISTMAS BEAUTY Red has red bracts colored RHS 45B whereas
`NPCW18289` has bracts colored RHS 5D with RHS 46B spots (bracts
that are marbling between a more reddish outer part and a more
whitish/yellowish central part).
`NPCW18289` is distinguished from commercial line `Premium Ice
Crystal` (unpatented) as shown below in Table 1.
TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Characteristic `NPCW18289` `Premium Ice
Crystal` Bract size Small to Medium Large Leaf size Medium Large
Response time Minimum 60 days Less than 55 days
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