Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
2001-09-19
2003-01-07
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
active
PP013464
ABSTRACT:
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Phygelius.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘Blaphy’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Phygelius, that is grown for its ornamental pendulous flowers and burgundy stems. The new cultivar is known botanically as
Phygelius×rectus
and will be referred to hereinafter by the cultivar name ‘Blaphy’.
‘Blaphy’ is a hybrid and was bred by the inventor in a cultivated area of Hampshire, England. In 1996 the inventor crossed
Phygelius capensis
with
Phygelius aequalis
‘Sensation’ (unpatented). The resulting hybrid was
Phygelius×rectus
. In 1997 the inventor crossed
Phygelius×rectus
with
Phygelius aequalis
‘Sensation’. A number of seedlings in various colors resulted from this second cross, seven of which exhibited rosy-purple coloring. From these seven the inventor selected
Phygelius×rectus
‘Blaphy’ in 1998. The distinguishing characteristics of ‘Blaphy’ are flower color, stem size and color, and the arrangement of the flowers, which is predominately all around the stem, compared with a predominantly one-sided arrangement of the flowers which is typical of all species and cultivars of Phygelius known to the inventor. The top growth of ‘Blaphy’ tolerates temperatures of minus 5° Centigrade to minus 8° Centigrade, while the underground stolons tolerate lower temperatures. As a result ‘Blaphy’ can be used as a taller shrub in mild climates and as an herbaceous perennial in colder climates.
The closest comparison plants are the parents
Phygelius×rectus
and the commercial cultivar
Phygelius aequalis
‘Sensation’. ‘Blaphy’ is distinguishable from
Phygelius×rectus
by its flower color. The flowers of
Phygelius×rectus
are a mid tan color, close to RHS 48A. ‘Blaphy’ is distinguishable from
Phygelius aequalis
‘Sensation’ by its flower size (diameter of flower apex of ‘Sensation’ does not exceed 1.0 cm), color (color of outside corolla of ‘Sensation’ is lighter purple, varies between RHS67A and RHS67B), stem size (stems of ‘Sensation’ are thinner, diameters in the range 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm, color is less dark, approximates to 187C) and sepal size (Sepals of ‘Sensation’ are longer and narrower, approximately 0.7 cm long and 0.15 cm wide).
‘Blaphy’ was first asexually propagated by the inventor in Hampshire, England in 1998 using softwood cuttings. Since that time, under careful observation, the distiguishing characteristics have been determined stable and uniform in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following represent the distinguishing characteristics of the new Phygelius cultivar ‘Blaphy’. In combination these traits set ‘Blaphy’ apart from all other existing varieties of Phygelius known to the inventor. ‘Blaphy’ has not been tested under all possible conditions and phenotypic differences may be observed with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural conditions, however, without any variance in genotype.
1. Phygelius ‘Blaphy’ is 90-120 cm. in height and equally as wide spreading by underground stolons.
2. Phygelius ‘Blaphy’ exhibits reddish-purple flowers in spring and summer.
3. Phygelius ‘Blaphy’ exhibits green leaves and burgundy stems.
4. Phygelius ‘Blaphy’ tolerates temperatures of minus 5° Centigrade to minus 8° Centigrade.
5. Phygelius ‘Blaphy’ exhibits an arrangement of flowers being predominantly all around the stem.
Bourgeois Mark P.
Campell Bruce R.
McCormick Susan B.
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