Plants – Shrub or vine – Azalea or rhododendron
Plant Patent
2003-11-18
2004-08-24
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Shrub or vine
Azalea or rhododendron
Plant Patent
active
PP015096
ABSTRACT:
Botanical classification:
Rhododendron hybrida
cultivar Christine Magic.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Azalea, botanically known as
Rhododendron hybrida,
an evergreen greenhouse-forcing type, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Christine Magic’.
The new Azalea is a naturally-occurring branch mutation of the
Rhododendron hybrida
cultivar Christine Matton, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,693. The new Azalea was discovered by the Inventor in a controlled environment in Moerbeke, Belgium in March, 1998. The selection of this plant was based on its unique flower coloration.
Asexual reproduction of the new Azalea by terminal cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Moerbeke, Belgium since November, 1998, has shown that the unique features of this new Azalea are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new Azalea has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength 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 ‘Christine Magic’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Christine Magic’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Vigorous and dense plants that are very freely branching.
2. Uniform, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit.
3. Very dark green shiny foliage.
4. Numerous and showy double red and light pink bi-colored flowers.
5. Long flowering period; plants stay in flower for more than three weeks.
Plants of the new Azalea are most similar to plants of the parent, the cultivar Christine Matton. Plants of the new Azalea differ primarily from plants of the cultivar Christine Matton in flower coloration as flowers of ‘Christine Matton’ are salmon pink in color.
Campell Bruce R.
Hortibreed NV
Kizilkaya Michelle
Whealy C. A.
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