Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-12-29
2001-06-26
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP011961
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Astilbe plant, botanically known as Astilbe hybrid, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘White Wings’.
The new cultivar is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Noorden, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new compact freely-flowering Astilbe cultivars with attractive flower colors.
The new cultivar originated from a cross made by the Inventor in 1991 of the
Astilbe×Arendsii
cultivar ‘Weisse Gloria’, not patented, as the male or pollen parent, with the
Astilbe simplicifolia
cultivar ‘Hennie Graafland’, not patented, as the female or seed parent.
The cultivar ‘White Wings’ was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Noorden, The Netherlands.
Asexual propagation of the new cultivar by divisions harvested at Noorden, The Netherlands, has shown that the unique features of this new Astilbe are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the cultivar ‘Whate Wings’ have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, daylength, and fertility level without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘White Wings’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘White Wings’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Upright and compact habit.
2. Durable dark green leaves.
3. Very freely and uniformly flowering.
4. Attractive white-colored flowers.
Plants of the new Astilbe differ from plants of the male parent, the cultivar ‘Weisse Gloria’, in flower shape, in addition, plants of the new Astilbe are more compact, are more freely flowering, and have whiter flowers than plants of the cultivar ‘Weisse Gloria’.
Plants of the new Astilbe differ from plants of the female parent, the cultivar ‘Hennie Graafland’, in flower color, in addition, plants of the new Astilbe are more freely flowering and have darker green and glossier leaves than plants of the cultivar ‘Hennie Graafland’.
Bell Kent L.
Campell Bruce R.
Future Plants V.O.F.
Whealy C. A.
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