Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Begonia
Plant Patent
2000-12-20
2002-06-11
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Begonia
Plant Patent
active
PP012698
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Begonia, botanically known as
Begonia rex
hybrid, commercially known as Rex Begonia, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘BCT9801BEG’.
The new Begonia originated from a cross made by the Inventor of two unidentified selections of Rex Begonia. The cultivar BCT9801BEG was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Voorhout, The Netherlands in 1997. The selection of this plant was based on its unique leaf shape, coloration and pattern.
Asexual reproduction of the new Begonia by cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Voorhout, The Netherlands, has shown that the unique features of this new Begonia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new Begonia has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength, light intensity, nutritional and water status without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘BCT9801BEG’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘BCT9801BEG’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Compact, uniform and outwardly spreading plant habit.
2. Freely basal branching with numerous leaves per plant, dense and bushy growth habit.
3. Spiraled silvery gray and dark green leaves.
4. Rounded leaf shape.
BCT Bio Chemical Technologies AG
Campell Bruce R.
Para Annette H.
Whealy C. A.
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