Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Aster
Plant Patent
2004-02-02
2004-10-26
Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Aster
Plant Patent
active
PP015279
ABSTRACT:
Botanical classification/cultivar designation:
Aster novi
-
belgii
cultivar Victoria Gaby.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of potted
Aster
plant, botanically known as
Aster novi
-
belgii
and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Victoria Gaby’.
The new
Aster
is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Årslev, Denmark. The objective of the breeding program is to create new potted
Aster
cultivars with uniform plant growth habit, desirable floret colors, and good postproduction longevity.
The new
Aster
originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in Årslev, Denmark in July, 2000, of a proprietary
Aster
selection identified as code number 24.15, not patented, as female, or seed, parent with the
Aster
cultivar Loke Viking, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,359, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new
Aster
was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination grown in a controlled environment in Årslev, Denmark. The selection of this plant was based on its uniform plant growth habit and desirable inflorescence form and ray floret color.
Asexual reproduction of the new
Aster
by vegetative tip cuttings was first conducted in Årslev, Denmark during June, 2001. Asexual reproduction by cuttings has shown that the unique features of this new
Aster
are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Victoria Gaby has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength, and/or light level, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Victoria Gaby’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Victoria Gaby’ as a new and distinct
Aster.
1. Upright and outwardly spreading plant habit.
2. Dark green foliage.
3. Freely flowering habit.
4. Decorative-type inflorescences with purple-colored ray florets.
Plants of the new
Aster
are more uniform than plants of the female parent selection. In addition, plants of the new
Aster
differ from plants of the female parent selection in ray floret coloration.
Plants of the new
Aster
have more darker green-colored leaves than plants of the male parent, the cultivar Loke Viking. In addition, plants of the new
Aster
differ from plants of the cultivar Loke Viking in ray floret coloration as plants of the cultivar Loke Viking have red purple-colored ray florets.
Plants of the new
Aster
can be compared to plants of the cultivar Victoria Fanny, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,360. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Broby, Denmark, plants of the new
Aster
differed from plants of the cultivar Victoria Fanny in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new
Aster
had smaller leaves than plants of the cultivar Victoria Fanny.
2. Plants of the new
Aster
and the cultivar Victoria Fanny differed in ray florets coloration as plants of the cultivar Victoria Fanny had lavender blue-colored ray florets.
Asterklubben
Bell Kent
Whealy C. A.
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