U.S. patent number PP33,021 [Application Number 16/873,769] was granted by the patent office on 2021-05-04 for new guinea impatiens plant named `dongimagdala`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Dummen Group B.V.. The grantee listed for this patent is DUMMEN GROUP B.V.. Invention is credited to Ruth Kobayashi.
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United States Patent |
PP33,021 |
Kobayashi |
May 4, 2021 |
New Guinea Impatiens plant named `Dongimagdala`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named
`Dongimagdala` characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading
and uniformly mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth
habit; freely branching habit; glossy and dark green-colored
leaves; freely flowering habit; large flowers with cordate-shaped
petals that are purple in color; and good garden performance.
Inventors: |
Kobayashi; Ruth (Carlsbad,
CA) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
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Type |
DUMMEN GROUP B.V. |
De Lier |
N/A |
NL |
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Assignee: |
Dummen Group B.V. (De Lier,
NL)
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Appl.
No.: |
16/873,769 |
Filed: |
June 29, 2020 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Nov 14, 2019 [EP] |
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2019/2986 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/318.6 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/16 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/318.6,318.5 |
Primary Examiner: Hwu; June
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. Anne
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Impatiens plant named `Dongimagdala` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Impatiens hawkeri.
Cultivar denomination: `DONGIMAGDALA`.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO A RELATED APPLICATION AND STATEMENT REGARDING
PRIOR DISCLOSURES BY THE INVENTOR AND APPLICANT
This application claims priority to a European Community Plant
Breeders' Rights application filed on Nov. 14, 2019, application
number 2019/2986. There have been no offers for sale anywhere in
the world prior to the effective filing date of this Application
and no accessibility to one of ordinary skill in the art could have
been derived from the printed Plant Breeder's Rights documents.
The Inventor and Applicant assert that no publications nor
advertisements relating to sales, offers for sale or public
distribution occurred more than one year prior to the effective
filing date of this application. Any information about the claimed
plant would have been obtained from a direct or indirect disclosure
from the Inventor and/or the Applicant. Inventor and Applicant
claim a prior art exemption under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1) for
disclosure and/or sales prior to the filing date but less than one
year prior to the effective filing date.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of New
Guinea Impatiens plant, botanically known as Impatiens hawkeri and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Dongimagdala`.
The new Impatiens plant is a product of a planned breeding program
conducted by the Inventor in Koka, Ethiopia and Encinitas, Calif.
The objective of the breeding program is to create new early and
freely flowering New Guinea Impatiens plants with large attractive
flowers and good garden performance.
The new Impatiens plant originated from a cross-pollination made by
the Inventor in November, 2013 in Koka, Ethiopia of Impatiens
hawkeri `Duemagpur`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,917, as
the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of
Impatiens hawkeri identified as code number NN11-002765-004, as the
male, or pollen, parent. The new Impatiens plant was discovered and
selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within
the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled
greenhouse environment in Encinitas, Calif. in April, 2014.
Asexual reproduction of the new Impatiens plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Rheinberg, Germany since June, 2014 has shown that the unique
features of this new Impatiens plant are stable and reproduced true
to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Impatiens have not been observed under all
possible combinations of environmental conditions and cultural
practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in
environmental conditions such as temperature, daylight 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 `Dongimagdala`.
These characteristics in combination distinguish `Dongimagdala` as
a new and distinct Impatiens plant: 1. Upright to outwardly
spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit. 2. Moderately
vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching habit. 4. Glossy and
dark green-colored leaves. 5. Freely flowering habit. 6. Large
flowers with cordate-shaped petals that are purple in color. 7.
Good garden performance.
Plants of the new Impatiens can be compared to plants of the female
parent, `Duemagpur`. Plants of the new Impatiens differ primarily
from plants of `Duemagpur` in the following characteristics: 1.
Plants of the new Impatiens have larger flowers than plants of
`Duemagpur`. 2. Flowers of plants of the new Impatiens are purple
in color whereas flowers of plants of `Duemagpur` are dark red
purple in color.
Plants of the new Impatiens can be compared to plants of the male
parent selection. Plants of the new Impatiens differ primarily from
plants of the male parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Impatiens have larger flowers
than plants of the male parent selection. 2. Flowers of plants of
the new Impatiens are purple in color whereas flowers of plants of
the male parent selection are dark red in color.
Plants of the new Impatiens can be compared to plants of Impatiens
hawkeri `Doimmalaven`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 30,744. In
side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Impatiens differ
primarily from plants of `Doimmalaven` in the following
characteristics: 1. Leaves of plants of the new Impatiens are
darker green in color than leaves of plants of `Doimmalaven`. 2.
Plants of the new Impatiens have smaller flowers than plants of
`Doimmalaven`. 3. Flowers of plants of the new Impatiens are purple
in color whereas flowers of plants of `Doimmalaven` are purple to
red purple in color with white-colored centers.
Plants of the new Impatiens can also be compared to plants of
Impatiens hawkeri `Kialdan`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
14,029. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Impatiens
differ primarily from plants of `Kialdan` in the following
characteristics: 1. Leaves of plants of the new Impatiens are
darker green in color than leaves of plants of `Kialdan`. 2. Plants
of the new Impatiens have larger flowers than plants of `Kialdan`.
3. Flowers of plants of the new Impatiens are darker purple in
color than flowers of plants of `Kialdan`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall
appearance of the new Impatiens 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 Impatiens plant.
The photograph on the first sheet (FIG. 1 of 2) is a side
perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `Dongimagdala`
grown in a container.
The photograph on the second sheet (FIG. 2 of 2) is a close-up view
of a typical flowering plant of `Dongimagdala`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown during the summer and
early autumn in 16.5-cm containers in a polyethylene-covered
greenhouse in Encinitas, Calif. and under cultural practices
typical of commercial New Guinea Impatiens production. During the
production of the plants, day temperatures averaged 26.degree. C.,
night temperatures averaged 18.degree. C. and light levels ranged
from 4,500 to 5,500 lux. Plants were 18 weeks 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: Impatiens hawkeri `Dongimagdala`. Parentage:
Female, or seed, parent.--Impatiens hawkeri `Duemagpur`, disclosed
in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 24,917. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Impatiens hawkeri identified as
code number NN11-002765-004, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By
terminal vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer and
winter.--About five to seven days at day temperatures about
27.degree. C. and night temperatures about 20.degree. C. Time to
produce a rooted young plant, summer and winter.--About three weeks
at day temperatures about 27.degree. C. and night temperatures
about 20.degree. C. Root description.--Fine, fibrous; typically
white in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate
composition, water quality, fertilizers, substrate temperature and
age of roots. Rooting habit.--Freely branching; dense. Plant
description: Plant and growth habit.--Upright to outwardly
spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; broad inverted
triangle in overall shape; freely branching habit; bushy and dense
appearance; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate to rapid
growth rate. Plant height.--About 38 cm. Plant diameter.--About 57
cm. Lateral branch description: Branching habit.--Freely branching
with about six to seven primary lateral branches each with multiple
secondary branches. Length.--About 34 cm. Diameter.--About 1.6 cm.
Internode length.--About 8.75 cm. Strength.--Strong, flexible.
Aspect.--Initially upright to outwardly spreading. Texture and
luster.--Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Color, developing and
developed.--Close to 187A. Leaf description:
Arrangement.--Typically in whorls or opposite; simple.
Length.--About 12 cm. Width.--About 4.25 cm. Shape.--Elliptic to
narrowly ovate. Apex.--Acuminate. Base.--Cuneate to attenuate.
Margin.--Serrate with ciliation. Texture and luster, upper
surface.--Smooth, glabrous; coriaceous; glossy. Texture and luster,
lower surface.--Smooth, glabrous; coriaceous; slightly glossy.
Venation pattern.--Pinnate; arcuate. Color.--Developing leaves,
upper surface: More green than 146A. Developing leaves, lower
surface: Close to 146B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close
to between 147A and N189A; midvein, proximally, close to 58A and
distally, close to 144A; lateral venation, close to 147A. Fully
expanded leaves, lower surface: More green than 147A; midvein and
lateral venation, close to 53A. Petiole length.--About 5.25 cm.
Petiole diameter.--About 5 mm. Petiole texture and luster, upper
and lower surfaces.--Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Petiole color, upper
and lower surfaces.--Close to 53A. Flower description: Flower type
and flowering habit.--Large single axillary flowers that are
rounded rectangular in shape; freely flowering habit, typically
about four fully opened flowers and three to four flower buds per
lateral branch; flowers are flat and positioned above and beyond
the foliar plane, flowers typically face mostly upright. Flower
longevity.--Flowers typically last about four to seven days on the
plant under greenhouse conditions; petals self-cleaning, gynoecium
persistent. Fragrance.--None detected. Natural flowering
season.--Year-round under greenhouse conditions; in the garden,
flowering from spring until fall in California; early flowering
habit, plants typically begin flowering about twelve weeks from
unrooted cuttings. Flower buds.--Length: About 1.25 cm. Diameter:
About 9 mm. Shape: Ovoid. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous;
somewhat glossy. Color: Close to 144A and 58A. Flower
diameter.--Large, about 7.25 cm by 6.75 cm. Flower depth.--About 2
cm. Petals.--Quantity and arrangement: Five per flower in a single
whorl with one banner petal, two lateral petals and two lower
petals. Length, banner petal: About 3.3 cm. Length, lateral petals:
About 3.4 cm. Length, lower petals: About 3.4 cm. Width, banner
petal: About 4.8 cm. Width, lateral petals: About 3.5 cm. Width,
lower petals: About 3.5 cm. Shape, all petals: Cordate. Apex, all
petals: Cordate. Base, all petals: Cuneate. Margin, all petals:
Entire, not undulate. Texture and luster, all petals, upper
surface: Smooth, glabrous; velvety; slightly glossy; iridescent.
Texture and luster, all petals, lower surface: Smooth, glabrous;
slightly glossy. Color, all petals: When opening and fully opened,
upper surface: More intense than NN78A; towards the base, close to
between N57A and 58A; color does not change with development. When
opening and fully opened, lower surface: Close to NN78B to NN78C;
towards the base, close to between N57A and 58A; color does not
change with development. Sepals.--Quantity and arrangement: Three
in a single whorl; two laterals are opposite and the third modified
into an elongated spur. Lateral sepal length: About 1.5 cm. Lateral
sepal width: About 5 mm. Lateral sepal shape: Narrowly ovate.
Lateral sepal apex: Acute to acuminate. Lateral sepal base: Obtuse.
Lateral sepal margin: Entire, not undulate. Lateral sepal texture
and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; moderately
glossy. Lateral sepal color, upper surface: Close to 145B to 145C.
Lateral sepal color, lower surface: Close to 145A to 145B. Spur
length: About 6.25 cm. Spur diameter: At flower, about 2 mm; at
apex, less than 1 mm. Spur shape: Acicular, curved. Spur texture
and luster: Smooth, glabrous; moderately glossy. Spur color: Close
to 59A. Peduncles.--Length: About 6 cm. Diameter: About 2.5 mm.
Angle: About 45.degree. from vertical. Strength: Strong; flexible.
Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Color: Close to 59A.
Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity: Five fused at anthers;
filaments free. Filament length: About 4 mm. Filament color: Close
to 158A. Anther length: About 3 mm. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther
color: Close to N155B. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close
to 158A. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil length: About 5
mm. Stigma shape: Crested. Stigma color: Close to 144A. Style
length: About 4 mm. Style color: Close to 144A. Ovary color: Close
to 144A. Seeds and fruits.--To date, seed and fruit production has
not been observed on plants of the new Impatiens. Pathogen &
pest resistance: To date, plants of the new Impatiens have not been
observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Impatiens
plants. Garden performance: Plants of the new Impatiens have been
observed to have good garden performance and tolerate temperatures
ranging from about 5.degree. C. to about 40.degree. C.
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