Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Alstroemeria
Plant Patent
2003-06-23
2004-10-26
Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Alstroemeria
Plant Patent
active
PP015267
ABSTRACT:
Botanical classification/cultivar designation:
Alstroemeria hybrida
cultivar Zalsamay.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Alstroemeria
plant, botanically known as
Alstroemeria hybrida
, commercially used as a cut flower
Alstroemeria
, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Zalsamay’.
The new
Alstroemeria
is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Rijnsburg, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new cut flower
Alstroemeria
cultivars with desirable flower and plant qualities, attractive flower colors and excellent postproduction longevity.
The new
Alstroemeria
originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in June, 1996 in Rijnsburg, The Netherlands, of a proprietary
Alstroemeria hybrida
selection identified as 95115-3PN, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary
Alstroemeria hybrida
selection identified as 93077-3PN, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new
Alstroemeria
was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Rijnsburg, The Netherlands in April, 1997.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by root divisions taken in a controlled environment in Rijnsburg, The Netherlands, since September, 1997, has shown that the unique features of this new
Alstroemeria
are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the cultivar Zalsamay have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Zalsamay’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Zalsamay’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Erect and strong flowering stems.
2. Vigorous growth habit.
3. Intense white and purple bi-colored flowers.
4. Good postproduction longevity.
Plants of the new
Alstroemeria
can be compared to plants of the female parent selection. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Rijnsburg, The Netherlands, plants of the new
Alstroemeria
differed from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new
Alstroemeria
had larger flowers than plants of the female parent selection.
2. Flower color of plants of the new
Alstroemeria
was more intense than flower color of plants of the female parent selection.
Plants of the new
Alstroemeria
can be compared to plants of the male parent selection. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Rijnsburg, The Netherlands, plants of the new
Alstroemeria
differed from plants of the male parent selection in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new
Alstroemeria
had shorter flowering stems than plants of the male parent selection.
2. Flower color of plants of the new
Alstroemeria
was more intense than flower color of plants of the male parent selection.
Plants of the new
Alstroemeria
can be compared to plants of the cultivar Stabec, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,041. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands, plants of the new
Alstroemeria
differed from plants of the cultivar Stabec in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new
Alstroemeria
had shorter flowering stems than plants of the cultivar Stabec.
2. Plants of the new
Alstroemeria
had smaller flowers than plants of the cultivar Stabec.
3. Plants of the new
Alstroemeria
had intense white and purple bi-colored flowers whereas plants of the cultivar Stabec had white and red bi-colored flowers.
Bell Kent
McCormick-Ewoldt S B
Van Zanten Plants B.V.
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