Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Helichrysum
Plant Patent
2001-03-28
2003-09-30
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Helichrysum
Plant Patent
active
PP014195
ABSTRACT:
Latine name of the genus and species of the plant claimed:
Bracteantha bracteata.
Variety denomination: ‘Cream’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct Bracteantha plant, botanically known as
Bracteantha bracteata
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Cream’.
The new cultivar was developed by the inventor through a controlled breeding program at New South Wales, Australia.
The female (seed) parent of ‘Cream’ was cultivar ‘Diamond Head’ (not patented in the United States). The female (seed) parent is characterized by its yellow (RHS 9A) bract color. The male (pollen) parent of ‘Cream’ was the proprietary selection designated ‘C-1’ (not patented in the United States). The male parent is characterized by its tall height and yellow (RHS 1D) bract color. ‘Cream’ was selected as one of the flowering progeny of the above cross.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal tip cuttings has demonstrated that the characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation. The new cultivar was asexually reproduced in Arroyo Grande, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention
(a) exhibits cream colored flowers,
(b) forms medium green foliage,
(c) exhibits a good basal branching character, and
(d) exhibits an upright growth habit.
When the new cultivar of the present invention is compared to ‘Florabella White’, it is found that the new cultivar is more compact, has shorter internodes, different stem and leaf texture and darker flower color as detailed below, in Table 1.
TABLE 1
FLORABELLA
CHARACTERISTIC
CREAM
WHITE
PLANT HEIGHT-CM
15
24
PLANT DIAMETER-CM
30
20
# LATERAL BRANCHES
13
11
INTERNODE LENGTH-CM
.5
1.5
STEM TEXTURE
HIRSUTE
TOMENTOSE
STEM COLOR
145A
144B
LEAF TEXTURE
PUBERULENT
SMOOTH
PEDUNCLE TEXTURE
PUBERULENT
TOMENTOSE
RAY FLORET COLOR-
4C WITH 4A AT TIP
155A
UPPER AND LOWER
SURFACE
Campell Bruce R.
Hwu June
Oasis Horticultural PTY, Ltd.
Wood Phillips Katz Clark & Mortimer
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