U.S. patent number PP33,316 [Application Number 16/873,688] was granted by the patent office on 2021-08-03 for pelargonium plant named `pactiopispl`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Elsner pac Jungpflanzen GBR. The grantee listed for this patent is ELSNER pac JUNGPFLANZEN GbR. Invention is credited to Martin Geibel.
United States Patent |
PP33,316 |
Geibel |
August 3, 2021 |
Pelargonium plant named `Pactiopispl`
Abstract
A new and distinct interspecific Geranium plant named
`Pactiopispl`, characterized by its broadly upright and mounding
plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit;
dark green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; and
relatively large purplish pink-colored semi-double flowers with
red-colored centers that are held above the foliar plane on strong
peduncles.
Inventors: |
Geibel; Martin (Dresden,
DE) |
Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
ELSNER pac JUNGPFLANZEN GbR |
Thiendorf |
N/A |
DE |
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Assignee: |
Elsner pac Jungpflanzen GBR
(Thiendorf, DE)
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Appl.
No.: |
16/873,688 |
Filed: |
June 1, 2020 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/324 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/42 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/329,328,324,332 |
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Primary Examiner: Hwu; June
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. Anne
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct interspecific Geranium plant named
`Pactiopispl` as illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Pelargonium x hortorum X Pelargonium
peltatum.
Cultivar denomination: `PACTIOPISPL`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
interspecific Geranium plant, botanically known as Pelargonium x
hortorum X Pelargonium peltatum, and hereinafter referred to by the
cultivar name `Pactiopispl`.
The new interspecific Geranium plant is a product of a planned
breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Dresden, Germany. The
objective of the breeding program is to develop new vigorous
interspecific Geranium plants with dark colored leaves and
bi-colored flowers.
The new interspecific Geranium plant originated from a
cross-pollination made by the Inventor in Dresden, Germany during
the summer of 2016 of an unidentified proprietary selection of
Pelargonium x hortorum, not patented, as the female, or seed,
parent with an unidentified proprietary selection of Pelargonium
peltatum, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. Seed was
collected from a number of potential parent plants, combined and
sown. The new interspecific Geranium plant was discovered and
selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within
the progeny of the stated mass cross-pollination in a controlled
greenhouse environment in Dresden, Germany during the spring of
2017.
Asexual reproduction of the new interspecific Geranium plant by
vegetative terminal cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment
in Dresden, Germany since January, 2018 has shown that the unique
features of this new interspecific Geranium plant are stable and
reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new interspecific Geranium 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 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 `Pactiopispl`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Pactiopispl` as a new
and distinct interspecific Geranium plant: 1. Broadly upright and
mounding plant habit. 2. Vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely basal
branching habit. 4. Dark green-colored leaves. 5. Early and freely
flowering habit. 6. Relatively large purplish pink-colored
semi-double flowers with red-colored centers that are held above
the foliar plane on strong peduncles.
Plants of the new interspecific Geranium can be compared to plants
of the Pelargonium x hortorum `Pactiohopispl`, disclosed in U.S.
Plant patent application Ser. No. 16/873,687. In side-by-side
comparisons, plants of the new interspecific Geranium differ from
plants of `Pactiohopispl` in the following characteristics: 1.
Flowers of plants of the new interspecific Geranium are semi-double
types whereas flowers of plants of `Pactiohopispl` are single
types. 2. Flowers of plants of the new interspecific Geranium are
lighter purplish pink in color than flowers of plants of
`Pactiohopispl`. 3. Plants of the new interspecific Geranium have
somewhat shorter peduncles than plants of `Pactiohopispl`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall
appearance of the new interspecific Geranium plant showing the
colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored
reproductions of this type. Colors in the photograph may differ
slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical
description which accurately describe the colors of the new
interspecific Geranium plant. The photograph comprises a side
perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `Pactiopispl`
grown in a container.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photograph and following observations,
measurements and values describe plants grown in 19-cm containers
during the spring, summer and autumn in a glass-covered greenhouse
in Dresden, Germany and under cultural practices typical of
commercial interspecific Geranium production. During the production
of the plants, day temperatures averaged 18.degree. C., night
temperatures averaged 16.degree. C. and light levels ranged from 15
kilolux to 100 kilolux. Plants were four months old when the
photograph was taken and nine months old when the detailed
description was taken. In the detailed description, color
references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour
Chart, 1995 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary
dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification:
Pelargonium x hortorum X Pelargonium peltatum `Pactiopispl`.
Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Unidentified proprietary
selection of Pelargonium x hortorum, not patented. Male or pollen
parent.--Unidentified proprietary selection of Pelargonium
peltatum, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By vegetative terminal
cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer.--About 18 days at
temperatures about 20.degree. C. Time to initiate roots,
winter.--About 22 days at temperatures about 20.degree. C. Time to
produce a rooted young plant, summer.--About four weeks at
temperatures about 20.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young
plant, winter.--About four weeks at temperatures about 18.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.--Broadly upright and mounding plant habit; broad
inverted triangle; densely foliated; vigorous growth habit; rapid
growth rate; freely basal branching habit with about three primary
lateral branches each with about four secondary lateral branches
developing per plant; pinching is typically not required. Plant
height, to top of umbels.--About 37 cm. Plant height, to top of
foliar plane.--About 25 cm. Plant width.--About 50 cm. Lateral
branches.--Length: About 21 cm. Diameter: About 8 mm. Internode
length: About 2 cm. Strength: Strong. Texture and luster:
Moderately pubescent; semi-glossy. Color: Close to 146C. Leaf
description: Arrangement.--Opposite; simple. Length.--About 4.9 cm.
Width.--About 7.7 cm. Shape.--Rounded to cordate. Apex.--Rounded.
Base.--Cordate, open. Margin.--Crenate. Venation pattern.--Palmate.
Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces.--Pubescent;
coriaceous; matte. Color.--Developing and fully expanded leaves,
upper surface: Close to 147A; venation, close to 147A; no
discernible zonal pattern. Developing and fully expanded leaves,
lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 147B.
Petioles.--Length: About 5.6 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Strength:
Moderately strong. Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces:
Pubescent; semi-glossy. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to
147B. Flower description: Flower arrangement and flowering
habit.--Relatively large semi-double flowers arranged in
hemispherical umbels arising from apical leaf axils; umbels
displayed above the foliar plane on strong peduncles; flowers face
upright to outwardly depending on the position on the umbel; freely
flowering habit with about twelve open flowers per umbel and
numerous umbels developing per plant during the flowering season.
Fragrance.--None detected. Flowering season.--Early flowering
habit; plants begin flowering about 75 days after planting; in the
garden in Germany, flowering begins in April and continues until
frost in the autumn. Flower longevity.--Flowers last about six to
ten days on the plant; umbels last about three to four weeks on the
plant; flowers persistent. Umbel height.--About 5.5 cm. Umbel
diameter.--About 9.5 cm. Flower diameter.--About 5 cm. Flower depth
(height).--About 2.5 cm. Flower buds.--Length: About 1 cm.
Diameter: About 5 mm. Shape: Elliptic. Texture and luster:
Pubescent; matte. Color: Close to 144A. Petals.--Quantity per
flower: About six; petals slightly imbricate. Length, upper petals:
About 2.6 cm. Length, lower petals: About 2.4 cm. Width, upper and
lower petals: About 2.1 cm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Rounded. Base:
Cuneate. Margin: Entire; slightly undulate. Texture and luster,
upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Color: When
opening and fully opened, upper surface: Close to 57C; towards the
base, stripes and spots, close to 45B and at the base, close to 57D
to close to 155D; venation, faint, close to 45B; color does not
change with development. When opening and fully opened, lower
surface: Close to 62C; venation, close to 62B; color does not
change with development. Petaloids.--Quantity per flower: If
present, about one or two. Length: About 1 cm. Width: About 5 mm.
Shape: Irregular, roughly obovate. Apex: Acute to rounded. Base:
Cuneate. Margin: Entire; moderately undulate. Texture and luster,
upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Color: When
opening and fully opened, upper surface: Close to 57C; venation,
close to 45B; color does not change with development. When opening
and fully opened, lower surface: Close to 62C; venation, close to
62B; color does not change with development. Sepals.--Quantity per
flower: Five arranged in a single whorl. Length: About 1 cm to 1.2
cm. Width: About 3 mm to 4 mm. Shape: Lanceolate; not reflexing.
Apex: Acute. Base: Truncate. Margin: Entire. Texture and luster,
upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Texture and luster, lower
surface: Pubescent; glossy. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close
to 144A. Peduncles (umbel stems).--Length: About 12 cm. Diameter:
About 4 mm. Strength: Strong; flexible. Angle: Mostly upright.
Texture and luster: Pubescent; semi-glossy. Color: Close to 144A.
Pedicels (individual flower stems).--Length: About 2.5 cm.
Diameter: About 1 mm. Strength: Moderately strong; flexible; no
swelling observed. Texture and luster: Pubescent; semi-glossy.
Color: Close to 144A. Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Stamen
quantity per flower: About eleven. Filament length: About 5 mm.
Filament color: Close to 155D. Anther size: About 1 mm by 2 mm.
Anther shape: Tubular. Anther color: Close to 61A. Pollen amount:
Scarce. Pollen color: Close to 167A. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity per
flower: One. Pistil length: About 8 mm. Stigma diameter: About 4
mm. Stigma shape: Five-parted. Stigma color: Close to 58B. Style
length: About 2 mm. Style color: Close to 58B. Ovary color: Close
to 139D. Seeds and fruits: To date, seed and fruit development have
not been observed on plants of the new interspecific Geranium.
Pathogen & pest resistance: To date, plants of the new
interspecific Geranium have not been observed to be resistant to
pathogens and pests common to interspecific Geraniums. Temperature
tolerance: Plants of the new interspecific Geranium have been
observed to tolerate temperatures ranging from about 0.5.degree. C.
to about 40.degree. C.
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