Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-04-14
2001-01-16
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP011743
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Aechmea plant, botanically known as
Aechmea dichlamydea trinitensis×A. fendleri
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Blue Tango.
The new Aechmea is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Princeton, Fla. The objective of the breeding program was to develop blue-flowered Aechmeas.
The new Aechmea originated from a cross made in Princeton, Fla. by the Inventor of an unnamed selection of
Aechmea dichlamydea trinitensis
as the female, or seed, parent with an unnamed selection of
Aechmea fendleri
as the male, or pollen, parent. The cultivar Blue Tango was discovered and selected by the Inventor in April, 1994, as a seedling within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Princeton, Fla.
Plants of the new Aechmea differ from plants of the female parent primarily in flower bract and sepal color. In addition, plants of the new Aechmea have much more compact inflorescence form than plants of the female parent.
Plants of the new Aechmea differ from plants of the male parent in plant size, leaf width and inflorescence branching. In addition, plants of the new Aechmea maintain inflorescence color much longer than plants of the male parent.
Asexual propagation of the new cultivar by offsets and by tissue culture at Princeton, Fla. has shown that the unique features of this new Aechmea plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new Aechmea has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, fertilizer rate, and/or irrigation amount and frequency without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Blue Tango’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Blue Tango’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Plants of the new Aechmea are upright and outwardly arching in plant habit.
2. Plants of the new Aechmea have a rapid growth rate.
3. Inflorescences of the new Aechmea are held upright on strong and erect fuchsia red scapes.
4. Plants of the new Aechmea have tightly branched inflorescences with bluish purple flower bracts and sepals.
5. Inflorescences of the new Aechmea are very long-lasting; typically color will be maintained for about five to seven months.
6. Dried inflorescences, although persistent, do not detract from the new Aechmea's overall appeal.
Bullis Bromeltads, Inc.
Campell Bruce R.
Kizilkaya Michelle
Whealy C. A.
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