Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Geranium
Plant Patent
2004-02-21
2004-11-16
Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Geranium
Plant Patent
active
PP015319
ABSTRACT:
Botanical classification/cultivar designation:
Pelargonium peltatum
cultivar KLEP02060.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Geranium
plant, botanically known as
Pelargonium peltatum
, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘KLEP02060’.
The new Ivy
Geranium
is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Stuttgart, Germany. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new Ivy
Geraniums
with uniform and freely branching plant habit, trailing plant habit and interesting flower and foliage coloration.
The new Ivy
Geranium
originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in 1998 of the
Pelargonium peltatum
cultivar Klegatta, disclosed in U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/250,016, now abandoned, as the female, or seed, parent with the
Pelargonium peltatum
cultivar Kleblue, disclosed in U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/250,014, now abandoned, as the male, or pollen, parent. The cultivar KLEP02060 was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the resultant progeny from this cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Stuttgart, Germany, in June, 1999.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Stuttgart, Germany since 2000 has shown that the unique features of this new Ivy
Geranium
are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘KLEP02060’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘KLEP02060’ as a new cultivar and distinguish it from other known Ivy
Geranium
cultivars:
1. Trailing plant habit.
2. Freely branching plant habit.
3. Early flowering habit.
4. Pastel pink-colored double flowers.
5. Good tolerance to rain, wind and high temperatures.
Compared to plants of the female parent, the cultivar Klegatta, plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
are more freely branching. In addition, plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
and the cultivar Klegatta differ in flower color as plants of the cultivar Klegatta have white-colored flowers. Plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
differ primarily from plants of the male parent, the cultivar Kleblue, in flower coloration as plants of the cultivar Kleblue have violet-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
can be compared to plants of the cultivar Kleropink, not patented. However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Stuttgart, Germany, plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
differed from plants of the cultivar Kleropink in the following characteristics:
1. Leaves of plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
had a more distinct zonation pattern than leaves of plants of the cultivar Kleropink.
2. Flower color of plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
was lighter pink than flower color of plants of the cultivar Kleropink.
3. Flowers of plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
had more petaloids than flowers of the cultivar Kleropink.
4. Plants of the new Ivy
Geranium
were more tolerant to outdoor weather conditions than plants of the cultivar Kleropink.
Bell Kent
Klemm & Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
Whealy C. A.
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