U.S. patent number PP33,775 [Application Number 17/460,256] was granted by the patent office on 2021-12-21 for artemisia plant named `balfernlym`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Ball Horticultural Company. The grantee listed for this patent is Ball Horticultural Company. Invention is credited to Karl F. Batschke, Christa Kievit.
United States Patent |
PP33,775 |
Kievit , et al. |
December 21, 2021 |
Artemisia plant named `Balfernlym`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Artemisia plant named
`Balfernlym`, characterized by its dark green-colored, fern-like
foliage and moderately vigorous, upright-mounded growth habit, is
disclosed.
Inventors: |
Kievit; Christa (Hem,
NL), Batschke; Karl F. (Geneva, IL) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Ball Horticultural Company |
West Chicago |
IL |
US |
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Assignee: |
Ball Horticultural Company
(West Chicago, IL)
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Family
ID: |
78924990 |
Appl.
No.: |
17/460,256 |
Filed: |
August 29, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/373 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
6/14 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/14 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/373 |
Primary Examiner: Robinson; Keith O.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Charles; Audrey
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A new and distinct cultivar of Artemisia plant named
`Balfernlym`, substantially as herein illustrated and described.
Description
Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed: Artemisia
gmelinii.
Variety denomination: `Balfernlym`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Artemisia plant botanically known as Artemisia gmelinii and
hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name `Balfernlym`.
The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in
Hem, the Netherlands during the summer 2016. The objective of the
breeding program was the development of Artemisia cultivars having
fern-like foliage that thrive in full sun for use as an accent
plant in a container or a groundcover in the landscape.
The new Artemisia cultivar is the result of open-pollination. The
female (seed) parent of the new cultivar is the proprietary
Artemisia gmelinii breeding selection coded A22, not patented,
characterized by its medium cream-colored disc florets, medium
green-colored foliage, and vigorous, upright growth habit. The male
(pollen) parent of the new cultivar is unknown. The new cultivar
was selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the
above stated open-pollination during August 2017 in a controlled
environment in Hem, the Netherlands.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings
since August 2017 in Hem, the Netherlands and West Chicago, Ill.
has demonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true to type with
all of the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and
retained through successive generations of such asexual
propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been
repeatedly observed and can be used to distinguish `Balfernlym` as
a new and distinct cultivar of Artemisia plant: 1. Dark
green-colored, fern-like foliage; and 2. Moderately vigorous,
upright-mounded growth habit.
Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the female parent
primarily in having darker green-colored foliage, red-coloration in
stems, reduced growth vigor, more branches per plant, and a more
semi-upright growth habit.
Of the many commercially available Artemisia cultivars, the most
similar in comparison to the new cultivar is the Artemisia cultivar
Artemisia Makana Silver, `TNARTMS`, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 30,968.
However, in comparison, plants of the new cultivar differ from
plants of `TNARTMS` in at least the following characteristics: 1.
Plants of the new cultivar have a foliage color that is greener
than plants of `TNARTMS`; 2. Plants of the new cultivar have
smaller leaves than plants of `TNARTMS`; and 3. Plants of the new
cultivar have red coloration in the stems which is different from
plants of `TNARTMS`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is
reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this
type, typical foliage characteristics of the new cultivar. Colors
in the photographs differ slightly from the color values cited in
the detailed description, which accurately describes the colors of
`Balfernlym`. The plants were approximately 18 weeks old. The
plants were grown in three-quart containers for approximately 8
weeks in an outdoor nursery in West Chicago, Ill. Plants were given
two pinches prior to transplant and one pinch one week after
transplant.
FIG. 1 illustrates a side view of the overall growth and flowering
habit of `Balfernlym`.
FIG. 2 illustrates a close-up view of a leaf of `Balfernlym`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible
environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that
the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment,
such as temperature, light intensity, and day length, without,
however, any variance in genotype.
The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is
The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London,
England, 2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary
significance are used. The color values were determined in July
2021 under natural light conditions in Naperville, Ill.
The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately
18 weeks old plants produced from cuttings from stock plants and
grown under conditions comparable to those used in commercial
practice. The plants were grown in three-quart containers for
approximately 8 weeks in an outdoor nursery in West Chicago, Ill.
Plants were given two pinches prior to transplant and one pinch one
week after transplant. Prior to transplant plants were grown in
liners in a poly-covered greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill.
Greenhouse temperatures ranged from an average high of 79.5.degree.
F. (26.4.degree. C.) to an average low of 68.5.degree. F.
(20.3.degree. C.), and supplemental lighting was provided daily for
five hours during short days. Measurements and numerical values
represent averages of typical plants. Botanical classification:
Artemisia gmelinii `Balfernlym`. Parentage: Female
parent.--Proprietary Artemisia gmelinii breeding selection coded
A22, not patented. Male parent.--Unknown. Propagation: Type
cutting.--Terminal stem. Time to initiate roots.--Approximately 7
days at 70-72.degree. F. (21-22.degree. C.). Time to produce a
rooted cutting.--Approximately 35 to 42 days at 70-72.degree. F.
(21-22.degree. C.). Root description.--Fibrous, fine to medium
thickness. Rooting habit.--Freely branching, medium density. Plant
description: Commercial crop time.--Approximately 6 to 8 weeks from
a rooted cutting to finish in a one-gallon container. Growth habit
and general appearance.--Herbaceous perennial, moderate growth
vigor, upright-mounded growth habit. Hardiness.--USDA Zone 4
(-30.degree. F. to -20.degree. F./-34.4.degree. C. to -28.9.degree.
C.). Size.--Height from soil level to top of plant plane:
Approximately 25.0 cm. Width: Approximately 45.0 cm. Branching
habit.--Freely branching, pinching improves basal branching.
Quantity: Approximately 9. Branches.--Strength: Strong. Length:
Approximately 20.0 cm. Diameter: Approximately 3.0 mm to 4.0 mm.
Length of central internode: Approximately 2.0 cm. Texture:
Sparsely pubescent with clear, transparent glandular pubescence.
Color of young stems: 146D. Color of mature stems: 146C with a
heavy overlay of 187A, becomes woody 199A with age. Foliage
description: General description.--Quantity of leaves per branch:
Approximately 22. Fragrance: Strong, slightly sweet. Form: Simple,
pinnatisect, bipinnately dissected. Arrangement: Spiral, dextrorse.
Leaves.--Aspect: Acute. Shape: Overall ovate. Margin: Serrate.
Apex: Acute. Base: Overall shape truncate to rounded. Venation
pattern: Pinnate. Overall length: Approximately 8.0 cm. Overall
width: Approximately 7.0 cm. Length of leaflet: Approximately 3.5
cm. Width of leaflet: Approximately 1.0 cm. Texture of upper
surface: Punctate glandular. Texture of lower surface: Densely
appressed pubescence of 155D. Color of upper surface of young
foliage: 137B with venation of 191C. Color of lower surface of
young and mature foliage: Closest to 147B with venation of 191D and
146B. Color of upper surface of mature foliage: 137A with venation
of 191C. Petiole.--Length: Approximately 3.0 cm. Diameter:
Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture: Glabrous. Color: 146C. Flowering
description: Flowering habit.--`Balfernlym` requires a
vernalization treatment to flower. Flowers are not observed in
first year of growth. For this species, flowers are inconspicuous
disc florets only and not of ornamental significance. Seed and
fruit production: Neither seed nor fruit production has been
observed. Disease and pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and
pests common to Artemisia has not been observed.
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