U.S. patent number PP34,339 [Application Number 17/474,948] was granted by the patent office on 2022-06-14 for pelargonium plant named `pacsamara`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to ELSNER pac JUNGPFLAZEN GbR. The grantee listed for this patent is ELSNER pac JUNGPFLANZEN GbR. Invention is credited to Martin Geibel.
United States Patent |
PP34,339 |
Geibel |
June 14, 2022 |
Pelargonium plant named `Pacsamara`
Abstract
A new and distinct Zonal Geranium plant named `Pacsamara`,
characterized by its upright and uniformly rounded plant habit;
moderate vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; dark
green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; and
red-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 JUNGPFLAZEN GbR
(Thiendorf, NL)
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Appl.
No.: |
17/474,948 |
Filed: |
September 14, 2021 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/330 |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/42 (20180101) |
Field of
Search: |
;PLT/263.1,324,325,330 |
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 `Pacsamara` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Pelargonium x hortorum.
Cultivar denomination: `PACSAMARA`.
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 `Pacsamara`.
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 2016.
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
2017.
Asexual reproduction of the new Zonal 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 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 `Pacsamara`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Pacsamara` as a new and
distinct Zonal Geranium plant: 1. Upright and uniformly rounded
plant habit. 2. Moderate vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely basal
branching habit. 4. Dark green-colored leaves. 5. Early and freely
flowering habit. 6. Red-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 `Pacabel`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No.
22,881. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Zonal
Geranium differ from plants of `Pacabel` in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Zonal Geranium are more
freely branching than plants of `Pacabel`. 2. Leaves of plants of
the new Zonal Geranium are lighter green than leaves of plants of
`Pacabel`. 3. Peduncles of plants of the new Zonal Geranium are
medium green in color whereas peduncles of plant of `Pacabel` are
greyish brown in color.
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 `Pacsamara` 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 `Pacsamara`.
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; moderate 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 26 cm. Plant height, to top of floral plane.--About
36 cm. Plant width.--About 40 cm. Lateral branches.--Length: About
23 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 147B. Leaf description: Arrangement.--Opposite; simple.
Length.--About 5.4 cm. Width.--About 8.3 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; matte. Texture and luster, lower
surface.--Pubescent; coriaceous; glossy. Color.--Developing and
fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 147A; venation,
close to 147A; central zonal pattern, close to 200A. Developing and
fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation,
close to 146B. Petioles.--Length: About 6 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm.
Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent; rough;
matte. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 146A. 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 12 cm. Flower
diameter.--About 4.7 cm by 4.7 cm. Flower depth (height).--About 2
cm. Flower buds.--Length: About 9 mm. Diameter: About 6 mm. Shape:
Elliptic. Texture and luster: Pubescent; matte. Color: Close to
144A. Petals.--Quantity per flower: About nine; petals imbricate.
Length, upper petal: About 2.6 cm. Length, lower petal: About 2.5
cm. Width, upper petals: About 1.5 cm. Width, lower petals: About
1.9 cm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Rounded. Base: Cuneate. Margin:
Entire; slightly undulate. Texture and luster, upper and lower
surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; semi-glossy. Color: When opening and
fully opened, upper surface: Close to 45B; venation, close to 45A;
color does not change with subsequent development. When opening and
fully opened, lower surface: Close to 43A; venation, close to 45A;
color does not change with subsequent development.
Petaloids.--Quantity per flower: If present, up to two. Length:
About 5 mm to 20 mm. Width: About 2 mm to 8 mm. Shape: Irregular.
Apex: Rounded. Base: Cuneate. Margin: Entire; slightly undulate.
Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous;
semi-glossy. Color: When opening and fully opened, upper surface:
Close to 45B; venation, close to 45A; color does not change with
subsequent development. When opening and fully opened, lower
surface: Close to 43A; venation, close to 45A; color does not
change with subsequent development. Sepals.--Calyx length: About 1
cm. Calyx diameter: About 1.8 cm. Quantity per flower: Five
arranged in a single whorl; not fused. Length: About 1 cm. Width:
About 2 mm to 4 mm. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute. Base: Truncate.
Margin: Entire. Texture and luster, upper surface: Glabrous;
glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface: Pubescent; glossy.
Color, when developing, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 146B;
towards the base, close to 166A. Color, fully developed, upper and
lower surfaces: Close to 146B; towards the base, close to 166A.
Peduncles (umbel stems).--Length: About 14 cm. Diameter: About 3
mm. Strength: Strong. Angle: Mostly upright to slightly outwardly.
Texture and luster: Pubescent; glossy. Color: Close to 146A.
Pedicels (individual flower stems).--Length: About 3.4 cm.
Diameter: About 1 mm. Strength: Moderately strong; flexible.
Texture and luster: Pubescent; glossy. Color: Close to 166A.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Stamen quantity per flower: About
nine. 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 59A. Pollen amount:
Abundant. Pollen color: Close to 169C. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity
per flower: One. Pistil length: About 9 mm. Stigma diameter: About
3 mm. Stigma shape: Five-parted. Stigma color: Close to 51A. Style
length: About 3 mm. Style color: Close to 51A. 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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