Plants – Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant
Plant Patent
2001-03-01
2002-06-25
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant
Plant Patent
active
PP012735
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Beaucarnea plant, botanically known as
Beaucarnea recurvata
, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘FACH9901BEAU’.
The new cultivar was discovered by the Inventor in a greenhouse in Honselersdijk, The Netherlands as a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of an unidentified selection of
Beaucarnea recurvata
. The new Beaucarnea was observed as a single plant in a group of plants of the parent selection in 1996. This plant was selected on its unique leaf variegation pattern as plants of the parent selection do not have variegated leaves.
Asexual propagation of the new cultivar at Honselersdijk, The Netherlands, by tissue culture has shown that the unique features of this new Beaucarnea plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new Beaucarnea has 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 ‘FACH9901BEAU’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘FACH9901BEAU’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Upright growth habit.
2. Dark green and light yellow variegated leaves that are outwardly arching.
3. Excellent post-production longevity.
Plants of the new Beaucarnea differ from plants of the parent selection primarily in leaf coloration; in addition, leaves of plants of the new Beaucarnea are more uniform in shape and size than leaves of plants of the parent selection.
REFERENCES:
UPOV-ROM GTITM Computer Database 2001/01, Feb. 6, 2001, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, Citation for ‘Fach9901beau’.
Campell Bruce R.
Para Annette
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