Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-04-09
2001-10-16
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012141
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 Velvet Blue Wren.
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 4290 as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of
Petunia×hybrida
identified as code number 892 as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Petunia was selected in October, 1993 on the basis of its unique flower color and velvet-like petal texture.
Plants of the new Petunia are more outwardly spreading and differ in flower color compared to plants of the female parent selection. Compared to plants of the male parent selection, plants of the new Petunia have smaller flowers, smaller leaves and also differ in flower color.
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 Velvet Blue Wren 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 ‘Velvet Blue Wren’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Velvet Blue Wren’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Initially upright then outwardly spreading and trailing plant habit; compact.
2. Freely and continuous branching.
3. Dark green leaves.
4. Relatively early flowering.
5. Dark violet-colored flowers that are velvety in texture.
Plants of the cultivar Velvet Blue Wren can be compared to plants of the cultivar Revolution Violet, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,342. However in side-by-side comparisons conducted by the Inventor in Emerald, Victoria, Australia, plants of the cultivar Velvet Blue Wren have darker violet-colored flowers and flower earlier than plants of the cultivar Revolution Violet.
Campell Bruce R.
Grunberg Anne Marie
Whealy C. A.
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