U.S. patent number PP34,338 [Application Number 17/474,860] was granted by the patent office on 2022-06-14 for pelargonium plant named `pacneonimp`.
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 |
PP34,338 |
Geibel |
June 14, 2022 |
Pelargonium plant named `Pacneonimp`
Abstract
A new and distinct Zonal Geranium plant named `Pacneonimp`,
characterized by its upright and uniformly rounded plant habit;
moderately vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit;
dark green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; and
intense red purple-colored semi-double flowers 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.: |
17/474,860 |
Filed: |
September 14, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/329 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/42 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/263.1,324,325,329 |
Primary Examiner: Redden; Karen M
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. Anne
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Zonal Geranium plant named `Pacneonimp` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Pelargonium x hortorum.
Cultivar denomination: `PACNEONIMP`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Zonal Geranium plant, botanically known as Pelargonium x hortorum,
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name `Pacneonimp`.
The new Zonal 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 uniform and
early-flowering Zonal Geranium plants with dark green-colored
leaves and numerous attractive flowers.
The new Zonal Geranium plant originated from a cross-pollination
made by the Inventor of two unidentified proprietary selections of
Pelargonium x hortorum, not patented, during the summer of 2015.
Seed was collected from a number of potential parent plants,
combined and sown. The new Zonal 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 summer of
2016.
Asexual reproduction of the new Zonal Geranium plant by vegetative
terminal cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in
Dresden, Germany since January, 2017 has shown that the unique
features of this new Zonal Geranium plant are stable and reproduced
true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Zonal 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 `Pacneonimp`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Pacneonimp` as a new
and distinct Zonal Geranium plant: 1. Upright and uniformly rounded
plant habit. 2. Moderately vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely basal
branching habit. 4. Dark green-colored leaves. 5. Early and freely
flowering habit. 6. Intense red purple-colored semi-double flowers
that are held above the foliar plane on strong peduncles.
Plants of the new Zonal Geranium can be compared to plants of the
Pelargonium x hortorum `Pacneon`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
20,901. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Zonal
Geranium differ from plants of `Pacneon` in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Zonal Geranium are taller
than plants of `Pacneon`. 2. Plants of the new Zonal Geranium are
more freely branching than plants of `Pacneon`. 3. Leaves of plants
of the new Zonal Geranium are glossier than leaves of plants of
`Pacneon`. 4. Plants of the new Zonal Geranium flower earlier than
plants of `Pacneon`. 5. Plants of the new Zonal Geranium have
larger flowers than plants of `Pacneon`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall
appearance of the new Zonal 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 Zonal
Geranium plant. The photograph is a side perspective view of a
typical flowering plant of `Pacneonimp` 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 Zonal 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 klux to 100
klux. Plants were four months old when the photograph was taken and
nine months old when the detailed description was taken. In the
following 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 `Pacneonimp`.
Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Unidentified proprietary
selection of Pelargonium x hortorum, not patented. Male or pollen
parent.--Unidentified proprietary selection of Pelargonium x
hortorum, 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.--Upright and uniformly rounded plant habit;
inverted triangle; densely foliated; moderately vigorous growth
habit; rapid growth rate; freely basal branching habit with about
six primary lateral branches each with about two secondary lateral
branches developing per plant; pinching is typically not required.
Plant height, to top of foliar plane.--About 18 cm. Plant height,
to top of floral plane.--About 28 cm. Plant width.--About 30 cm.
Lateral branches.--Length: About 12 cm. Diameter: About 8 mm.
Internode length: About 1 cm. Strength: Strong. Texture and luster:
Densely pubescent; semi-glossy. Color, developing: Close to 144A.
Color, developed: Close to 146B. Leaf description:
Arrangement.--Opposite and alternate; simple. Length.--About 5 cm.
Width.--About 7.2 cm. Shape.--Rounded; roughly reniform.
Apex.--Rounded. Base.--Cordate, open. Margin.--Crenate with shallow
and divergent indentations. Venation pattern.--Palmate. Texture and
luster, upper surface.--Pubescent, rough; coriaceous; glossy.
Texture and luster, lower surface.--Pubescent; coriaceous; glossy.
Color.--Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close
to 147A; venation, close to 147A; no discernible zonation pattern.
Developing and fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B;
venation, close to 146B. Petioles.--Length: About 7 cm. Diameter:
About 3 mm. Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces:
Pubescent; rough; matte. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to
146B. Flower description: Flower arrangement and flowering
habit.--Semi-double flowers arranged in roughly hemispherical
umbels arising from apical leaf axils; umbels displayed above the
foliar plane on strong peduncles; flowers face mostly upright to
outwardly depending on position in the umbel; freely flowering
habit with about 15 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 80 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 6 cm. Umbel diameter.--About 10
cm. Flower diameter.--About 4.5 cm by 5 cm. Flower depth
(height).--About 2 cm. Flower buds.--Length: About 7 mm. Diameter:
About 6 mm. Shape: Round. Texture and luster: Pubescent; matte.
Color: Close to 144A. Petals.--Quantity per flower: About eight;
petals imbricate. Length, upper petal: About 2.7 cm. Length, lower
petal: About 2.5 cm. Width, upper petals: About 1.7 cm. Width,
lower petals: About 1.9 cm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Rounded. Base:
Cuneate. Margin: Entire; slightly undulate. Texture and luster,
upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; semi-glossy. Texture and luster,
lower surface: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color: When opening and
fully opened, upper surface: Close to 66A; proximally on upper
petals, stripes, close to 34A; venation, close to 66A; colors do
not change with subsequent development. When opening and fully
opened, lower surface: Close to 66A; proximally on upper petals,
stripes, close to 34A; venation, close to 66A; main color becoming
closer to 66C with subsequent development. Petaloids.--To date,
petaloid development has not been observed on plants of the new
Pelargonium. Sepals.--Calyx length: About 1 cm. Calyx diameter:
About 2 cm. Quantity per flower: Five arranged in a single whorl;
not fused. Length: About 1 cm. Width: About 3 mm to 4 mm. Shape:
Lanceolate. Apex: Acute. Base: Truncate. Margin: Entire. Texture
and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent; glossy. Color,
when developing, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 166A. Color,
fully developed, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 166A. Peduncles
(umbel stems).--Length: About 13 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm.
Strength: Strong. Angle: Mostly upright to slightly outwardly.
Texture and luster: Pubescent; glossy. Color: Close to 166A.
Pedicels (individual flower stems).--Length: About 2.5 cm.
Diameter: About 2 mm. Strength: Moderately strong; flexible.
Texture and luster: Pubescent; glossy. Color: Close to 166A.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Stamen quantity per flower: About
13. Filament length: About 7 mm. Filament color: Close to 57C;
towards the base, close to 155D. Anther size: About 0.5 mm by 1 mm.
Anther shape: Tubular. Anther color: Close to 70B. Pollen amount:
Abundant. Pollen color: Close to 169C. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity
per flower: One. Pistil length: About 8 mm. Stigma diameter: About
3 mm. Stigma shape: Five-parted. Stigma color: Close to 60A. Style
length: About 2 mm. Style color: Close to 60C. Ovary color: Close
to 177A. Seeds and fruits.--To date, seed and fruit development
have not been observed on plants of the new Zonal Geranium.
Pathogen & pest resistance: To date, plants of the new Zonal
Geranium have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and
pests common to Zonal Geranium plants. Temperature tolerance:
Plants of the new Zonal Geranium have been observed to tolerate
temperatures ranging from about 0.5.degree. C. to about 40.degree.
C.
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