Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-04-09
2001-10-09
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012136
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant, botanically known as
Petunia×hybrida
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Cherry Cascade.
The new Petunia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Emerald, Victoria, Australia. The new Petunia originated from a cross made by the Inventor of a proprietary selection of
Petunia×hybrida
identified as code number 121010 as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of
Petunia×hybrida
identified as a code number 121036 as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Petunia was selected in October, 1993 on the basis of its attractive flower color.
Plants of the new Petunia are more spreading and have smaller flowers than plants of the female parent selection. Compared to plants of the male parent selection, plants of the new Petunia are more compact, more spreading, and have smaller leaves and flowers.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken at Emerald, Victoria, Australia, has shown that the unique features of this new Petunia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the cultivar Cherry Cascade have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, daylength, and fertility level without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Cherry Cascade’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Cherry Cascade’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Initially upright then low spreading and cascading plant habit.
2. Freely and continuous branching.
3. High vigor.
4. Dark green leaves.
5. Relatively early flowering.
6. Numerous dark reddish purple-colored flowers.
Plants of the cultivar Cherry Cascade can be compared to plants of the cultivar Pampas Fire, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,408. However in side-by-side comparisons conducted by the Inventor in Emerald, Victoria, Australia, plants of the cultivar Cherry Cascade are more compact and have smaller flowers than plants of the cultivar Pampas Fire. In addition, plants of the new Petunia and Pampas Fire differ in flower color.
Campell Bruce R.
Grunberg Anne Marie
Whealy C. A.
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