Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
2001-01-16
2002-11-19
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
active
PP013236
ABSTRACT:
LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF PLANT CLAIMED
Agapanthus praecox
‘Sarah’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct Agapanthus plant, hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Sarah’. This new cultivar was developed by the inventor through a controlled breeding program during 1993 in Hamilton, New Zealand.
The female parent of ‘Sarah’ was an unnamed
Agapanthus praecox
seedling which is characterized by its strong stem, blue to lilac flower color and leaf color atypical for
praecox
species. The male parent of ‘Sarah’ was a proprietary
Agapanthus praecox
seedling which is characterized by its profuse florets and leaf color atypical for
praecox
species. The resulting seed was collected and germinated. From the flowering progeny, a plant was selected in 1996 and initially designated Agapanthus 007.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by divisions taken in New Zealand has demonstrated that the characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Sarah’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Sarah’ as a new and distinct cultivar.
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention:
(a) Exhibits a unique candelabra shaped umbel;
(b) Forms bi-colored purple flowers; and
(c) Exhibits dense dark green foliage.
When the new cultivar of the present invention is compared to ‘Peter Pan’ (non-patented) it is found that the new cultivar exhibits a distinctly different inflorescence which is candelabra shaped.
Campell Bruce R.
Hwu June
Wood Phillips Katz Clark & Mortimer
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