Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Geranium
Plant Patent
2001-02-09
2002-11-12
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Geranium
Plant Patent
active
PP013209
ABSTRACT:
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Pelargonium×domesticum
cultivar Camelot.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of
Pelargonium×domesticum
known by the varietal name ‘Camelot’ (Oglevee No. 234, Breeder No. 95-9-2). The cultivar was developed from an organized, scientifically designed breeding program conducted at the Department of Horticulture, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. 16802. The breeding program was designed to create new regal Pelargonium genotypes with clear, bright flower colors, excellent propagation characteristics, compact growth habit, predictable and consistent flowering response and good post-production quality. The cross-pollination was done on Apr. 12, 1995. The pistillate parent of this new cultivar is ‘Duchess’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,074). The staminate parent (Breeder No. 93-11-5) was produced from prior selections developed at The Pennsylvania State University. The pedigree of the staminate parent includes the patented varieties ‘Splendor’ and ‘Fantasy’ (U.S. Plant Pat. Nos. 7,656 and 7,538, respectively) and other unpatented varieties and appears in FIG.
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. The new cultivar was first asexually reproduced on Sep. 9, 1996 by cuttings in University Park, Pa. The new cultivar has been trial and field tested at Connellsville, Pa. and has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.
The cultivar, when grown in a glass greenhouse in Connellsville, Pa. using natural light and temperatures of 60° F. night and 68° F. day, has a response time of thirteen weeks from a rooted cutting to flowering in a 6 inch pot. The response time was determined on plants grown in soilless media employing constant fertilizer with 150-200 parts per million of nitrogen and potassium in full light.
Craig Richard
Loehrlein Marietta
Campell Bruce R.
Para Annette
Penn State Research Foundation
Webb Ziesenheim & Logsdon Orkin & Hanson, P.C.
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