U.S. patent number PP32,596 [Application Number 16/873,396] was granted by the patent office on 2020-12-08 for petunia plant named `sunpetu 882`.
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 |
PP32,596 |
Yamada |
December 8, 2020 |
Petunia plant named `Sunpetu 882`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named `Sunpetu
882`, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading plant
habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely
flowering habit; long flowering period; flowers that are white in
color with a purple-colored cordate-shaped pattern; 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: |
73653482 |
Appl.
No.: |
16/873,396 |
Filed: |
April 4, 2020 |
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/356.1,356.13 |
Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Petunia plant named `Sunpetu 882` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Petunia x hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: `SUNPETU 882`.
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 `Sunpetu 882`.
The new Petunia 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 create new vigorous,
upright to outwardly spreading and freely-flowering Petunia plants
with attractive flower colors and patterns.
The new Petunia plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in July, 2013 in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan of a
proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida identified as code
number MP25-125-2, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent
with a proprietary selection of Petunia x hybrida identified as
code number MP22-21-2, 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
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan in July, 2014.
Asexual reproduction of the new Petunia plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan since January, 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 `Sunpetu 882`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Sunpetu 882` as a new
and distinct Petunia plant: 1. Upright to outwardly spreading plant
habit. 2. Vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching habit. 4.
Freely flowering habit. 5. Long flowering period. 6. Flowers that
are white in color with a purple-colored cordate-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 flower color as plants of
the new Petunia have white-colored flowers with a purple-colored
cordate pattern whereas plants of the female parent selection have
white-colored flowers with a pink-colored cordate 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 flower color as plants of
the new Petunia have white-colored flowers with a purple-colored
cordate pattern whereas plants of the male parent selection have
white-colored flowers with a purple-colored star-shaped
pattern.
Plants of the new Petunia can also be compared to plants of the
Petunia x hybrida `Sunmomoheart`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
28,290. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Petunia and
`Sunmomoheart` differ primarily in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Petunia are more upright to outwardly
spreading whereas plants of `Sunmomoheart` are mounding. 2. Plants
of the new Petunia are broader than plants of `Sunmomoheart`. 3.
Leaves of plants of the new Petunia are rhomboidal in shape whereas
leaves of plants of `Sunmomoheart` are elliptical in shape. 4.
Leaves of plants of the new Petunia are darker green in color than
leaves of plants of `Sunmomoheart`. 5. Plants of the new Petunia
are more freely flowering than plants of `Sunmomoheart`. 6. Flower
petals of plants of the new Petunia are broader than flower petals
of plants of `Sunmomoheart`. 7. Flowers of plants of the new
Petunia have a darker colored cordate pattern than flowers of
plants of `Sunmomoheart`.
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 at the top of the sheet (FIG. 1 of 2) is a side
perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `Sunpetu 882`
grown in a container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet (FIG. 2 of 2) is a
close-up view of a typical flowering plant of `Sunpetu 882`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown during the spring in
24-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan
and under cultural practices typical of commercial Petunia
production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures
averaged 23.degree. C. and night temperatures averaged 13.degree.
C. Plants were six months old when the photographs and description
were taken. In the following description, color references are made
to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition,
except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are
used. Botanical classification: Petunia x hybrida `Sunpetu 882`.
Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of
Petunia x hybrida identified as code number MP25-125-2, not
patented. Male, or pollen, parent.--Proprietary selection of
Petunia x hybrida identified as code number MP22-21-2, not
patented. Propagation: Type.--By terminal vegetative 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; typically white in color, actual color of
the roots is dependent on substrate composition, water quality,
fertilizer type and formulation, substrate temperature and
physiological age of roots. Rooting habit.--Freely branching;
dense. Plant description: Plant form and growth habit.--Upright to
outwardly spreading 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 70 cm. Lateral branch
description: Length.--About 24.7 cm. Diameter.--About 2.7 mm.
Internode length.--About 2.7 cm. Strength.--Strong, flexible.
Aspect.--Mostly outwardly. Texture.--Densely pubescent, rough and
viscid. Color.--Close to 143A. Leaf description: Quantity and
arrangement.--About twelve leaves per lateral branch; alternate,
simple. Length.--About 3.7 cm. Width.--About 2.3 cm.
Shape.--Rhomboidal. Apex.--Obtuse. Base.--Attenuate.
Margin.--Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces.--Pubescent,
rough and viscid. 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 137B; venation, close to 141C. Fully expanded
leaves, lower surface: Close to 138B; venation, close to 143C.
Petioles.--Length: About 6 mm. Diameter: About 3.2 mm. Texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper and lower
surfaces: Close to 144A. Flower description: Flower arrangement and
habit.--Single-type salverform flowers arising from upper leaf
axils; freely flowering habit with usually about three to five
flowers developing per lateral branch and about 226 flowers
developing per plant during the flowering season; flowers face
mostly upright to outwardly. Fragrance.--None detected. Natural
flowering season.--Early flowering habit; plants of the new Petunia
initiate and develop flowers about three to four weeks after
planting; long flowering period, flowering commences naturally
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 buds.--Length: About 3.2 cm. Diameter: About 5.5
mm. Shape: Cylindrical. Color: Close to 149D; towards the apex,
close to N78A and venation, close to NN78D. Flower diameter.--About
4.8 cm. Flower height.--About 1.6 cm. Flower tube length.--About
2.4 cm. Flower tube diameter, proximally.--About 3.1 mm. Flower
tube diameter, distally.--About 1 cm. Corolla.--Quantity and
arrangement: Five in a single whorl, fused at the base and opening
into a flared trumpet. Petal length from throat: About 1.7 cm.
Petal width: About 2.3 cm. Petal shape: Roughly spatulate. Petal
apex: Cuspidate. Petal margin: Entire; moderately undulate. Petal
texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety.
Throat texture: Smooth, glabrous. Tube texture: Smooth, glabrous.
Color: Petal, when opening and fully opened, upper surface: Main
color, close to NN155C; cordate pattern, darker than N74A;
venation, close to 140C; color does not change with development.
Petal, when opening and fully opened, lower surface: Main color,
close to NN155D; cordate pattern, close to N78C; venation, close to
140C; color does not change with development. Throat: Distally,
close to 154C; center, close to 7B; proximally, close to 149D;
venation is faintly visible, close to 144C. Tube: Distally, close
to NN155A; center, close to 150C; proximally, close to 144A;
venation is faintly visible, close to 144C. Calyx.--Arrangement:
Star-shaped calyx tube with five sepals arranged in a single whorl
and fused at the base. Sepal length: About 1 cm. Sepal width: About
2.2 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate. Sepal apex: Obtuse. Sepal margin:
Entire. Sepal texture, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent. Color,
upper surface: Close to 137C. Color, lower surface: Close to 139C.
Peduncles.--Length: About 1.8 cm. Diameter: About 0.8 mm. Strength:
Strong, flexible. Aspect: Upright to outwardly. Texture: Pubescent
and viscid. Color: Close to 138A. Reproductive organs.--Stamens:
Quantity per flower: Five. Filament length: About 1.7 cm. Filament
color: Close to 150D. Anther shape: Ellipsoidal. Anther size: About
1.7 mm by 1.8 mm. Anther color: Close to 94C. Pollen amount:
Scarce. Pollen color: Close to 94C. Pistils: Quantity per flower:
One. Pistil length: About 2.1 cm. Style color: Close to 144B.
Stigma shape: Transversely ellipsoidal. Stigma color: Close to
145A. Ovary color: Close to 145B. 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
35.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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