U.S. patent number PP32,773 [Application Number 16/602,831] was granted by the patent office on 2021-01-26 for hibiscus plant named `jbg ah-21`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Capstone Plants, Inc.. The grantee listed for this patent is Capstone Plants, Inc.. Invention is credited to James Berry.
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United States Patent |
PP32,773 |
Berry |
January 26, 2021 |
Hibiscus plant named `JBG AH-21`
Abstract
A new and distinct Hibiscus plant having yellow colored flowers
with a dark colored throat and eye zone that last for several days
on the plant.
Inventors: |
Berry; James (Edgewood,
TX) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Capstone Plants, Inc. |
Grand Saline |
TX |
US |
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Assignee: |
Capstone Plants, Inc. (Grand
Saline, TX)
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Family
ID: |
74191023 |
Appl.
No.: |
16/602,831 |
Filed: |
December 9, 2019 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/257 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/608 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/60 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/257 |
Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith O.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: The Webb Law Firm
Claims
I claim:
1. A new and distinct variety of Hibiscus plant, as is herein
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical classification: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis.
Varietal denomination: `JBG AH-21`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct Hibiscus plant
having the varietal name `JBG AH-21`. The new variety is the result
of a planned breeding program with the purposes of developing
Hibiscus rosa-sinensis plants that exhibit pathogen resistance,
multi-day flowers with unique coloration, and possess desirable
production traits. `JBG AH-21` is the result of a cross conducted
in Grand Saline, Tex. between Hibiscus rosa-sinensis varieties `JBG
14007` (female parent, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 31,302) and `JBG 15010`
(male parent, unpatented). The new variety was selected in December
of 2016 in Grand Saline, Tex. and the first asexual reproduction of
the new variety was conducted by semi-hardwood cuttings in February
of 2017 in Grand Saline, Tex. `JBG AH-21` has been trial and field
tested and has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics
and remain true to type through successive propagations. The
present invention has not been evaluated under all possible
environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary with variations in
environment without a change in the genotype of the plant.
`JBG AH-21` is similar to both parents in having a yellow toned
main flower color with contrasting throat and eye zone colors, as
well as having flowers that stay open on the plant for three days.
`JBG AH-21` differs from its female parent in that the new variety
exhibits more branching, greater vigor, and darker shades of flower
colors. `JBG AH-21` differs from its male parent in that the new
variety has a more mounded plant habit, exhibits better branching,
and lacks white colored eye zone extensions.
When `JBG AH-21` is compared to Hibiscus rosa-sinensis variety `JBG
14002` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 30,580), both varieties exhibit dark
green colored foliage, a high degree of disease resistance, and
multi-day, yellow toned flowers with a dark throat color. However,
the flowers of `JBG AH-21` are smaller in size, greater in number,
and have petals that are slightly more ruffled around the apex.
Further, `JBG AH-21` exhibits a more mounded growth habit and more
branching than `JBG 14002`.
The following traits distinguish `JBG AH-21` as a new and distinct
cultivar from other Hibiscus varieties known to the breeder: 1.
Multi-branched, mounded habit, with a high bud count; 2. Yellow
colored, textured flowers with a dark throat and bleeding eye zone;
3. High degree of disease resistance, particularly to bacterial
leaf spot (Pseudomonas spp.); 4. Multi-day flowers; and 5. Dark
green colored and glossy foliage.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The accompanying photographic images illustrate the new variety at
approximately six months of age, with the colors being as nearly
true as is possible with color illustrations of this type:
FIG. 1 illustrates a close-up view of a flower of the new variety;
and
FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of two flowers of the new
variety.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT
The following detailed description sets forth the characteristics
of the new variety. The plants were grown in a greenhouse heated to
a minimum of 16.degree. C. and covered with 33% black shade cloth.
The color readings and measurements were taken in the fall in Grand
Saline, Tex. under natural light on approximately six months old
plants that were grown in 24.0 cm diameter containers. Color
references are primarily to The 1995 R.H.S. Colour Chart of The
Royal Horticultural Society of London, 3.sup.rd Edition, except
where general color terms are used.
PLANT
Time to initiate roots: About 45 days at an average of 24.degree.
C. Time to develop roots: About 52 days at an average of 24.degree.
C. Time to produce a finished flowering plant from a rooted
cutting: About 32 weeks in a 24.0 cm diameter container. Specific
disease/pest resistance: Resistance to bacterial leaf spot
(Pseudomonas spp.). Heat/cold tolerance: Nothing unusual noted to
date. Drought tolerance: Nothing unusual noted to date. Plant:
Type.--Tropical, ornamental shrub. Habit.--Upright; mounded.
Height.--75.0 cm. Spread.--70.0 cm. Vigor.--Moderate to strong.
Rooting.--Fibrous and well branched. Stem: Number per plant.--29.
Length.--Ranging from 6.0-32.0 cm. Width.--1.5-3.0 mm
Texture.--Immature: Smooth, with sparse, short trichomes present.
Mature: Vertically ridged. Strength.--Moderate. Branch
number.--Approximately 30. Internode length.--1.0-5.0 cm.
Color.--Immature: 137C. Mature: 197B. Stipules.--Number per node:
2. Shape: Spinose. Length: 4.0-7.0 mm. Width: 1.0 mm. Surface
texture: Smooth, with sparse trichomes present. Apex: Acute. Base:
Linear. Margin: Entire. Color: 137C. Foliage:
Arrangement.--Alternate; simple. Size of leaf.--Length: 7.0-9.0 cm.
Width: 6.0-7.5 cm. Shape of leaf (generally).--Ovate. Shape of
apex.--Subacute. Shape of base.--Rounded. Texture (both
surfaces).--Scabridulous. Margin type.--Crenate. Blade
lobing.--Absent. Margin variegation.--Absent. Color.--Young leaves:
Upper surface: 137A. Lower surface: 137C. Mature leaves: Upper
surface: 137A. Lower surface: 137C. Veins.--Venation type: Pinnate.
Color: Upper surface: 137A. Lower surface: 137C. Petiole.--Length:
3.0-4.0 cm. Diameter: 2.0-4.0 mm. Texture: Mostly smooth with a
scabrous top surface. Color: 137A generally, but 145A where the
petiole joins the leaf base.
FLOWERS
Buds (described two days before flowering): Shape.--Attenuate.
Diameter.--2.5 cm. Length.--6.0 cm. Color.--1C generally, with 30B
at the apex tip. Natural flowering season: From spring through fall
in Grand Saline, Tex. under outdoor conditions. Semperflorous in a
heated greenhouse. Flower type and habit: Single, with overlapping
petals. Fragrance: None observed. Flowers: Number per stem.--1.
Overall depth.--4.5-6.5 cm. Overall diameter.--9.0-15.0 cm.
Shape.--Rotate; regular. Lastingness.--3 days on the plant.
Petals.--Number: 5. Arrangement: Simple. Length: 8.0 cm. Width:
Apex: 6.5 cm. Base: 1.0 cm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Obtuse. Base:
Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture/appearance: Upper surface: Smooth,
with slight ruffling at the apex. Lower surface: Setulose. Color:
When opening and fully opened: Upper surface: 13B at the apex
through the center and 53A at the throat, with a short (5.0-10.0
mm) eye zone extension of 53C. Lower surface: Generally 13C, with
8D at the base. Attitude: Outermost petals are horizontal.
Calyx.--Form: Fused. Overall length: 3.0 cm. Overall diameter: 2.0
cm. Sepals/calyx lobes: Number: 5. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute.
Margin: Entire. Texture: Scabridulous. Color: Outer surface: 143A.
Inner surface: 144A. Epicalyx.--Length: 1.7 cm. Width: 5.0 mm.
Texture: Scabridulous. Color: 137D. Bracts.--Not present (see
epicalyx). Peduncle.--Length: 4.0 cm. Diameter: 3.0 mm. Strength:
Strong. Angle: Acute. Texture: Scabridulous. Color: 137D.
Reproductive organs: Gynoecium.--Pistils: Number: 1. Length: 7.5
cm. Stigma: Number: 5. Shape: Round. Length: 3.0 mm. Diameter: 3.0
mm. Color: 25A. Style: Length: 6.0 cm. Width: 3.0 mm at the apex;
5.0 mm at the base. Color: 4D at the apex; 53A at the base. Ovary:
Shape: Ovate. Length: 5.0 mm. Width: 4.0 mm. Color: 4D.
Androecium.--Stamens: Number: 80. Position: Just below the stigma
on the style. Anther: Shape: U-shaped. Diameter: 1.0 mm. Color:
17B. Filament: Length: 5.0 mm. Width: 1.0 mm. Color: 4D. Pollen:
Color: 17B. Amount (generally): Moderate.
SEEDS
Seeds: Number.--From 0 to 20. Color.--200C. Length.--4.0 mm.
Width.--4.0 mm.
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