Calla lily plant named ‘Picasso’

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2003-10-14

2004-10-26

Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Plant Patent

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PP015282

ABSTRACT:

Botanical classification:
Zantedeschia sprengeri.
Varietal denomination: ‘Picasso’.
BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of calla lily, botanically known as
Zantedeschia sprengeri
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Picasso’.
‘Picasso’ is a product of a planned breeding program which had the objective of creating
Zantedeschia
hybrids for cut flower production in a wide range of colors with a large, classic flower shape. The breeding program began in 1989 and the new cultivar is a seedling selected from the crossing of a
Zantedeschia sprengeri
seedling 92839 (female parent, unpatented) with a
Zantedeschia sprengeri
seedling 92864 (male parent, unpatented). ‘Picasso’ was originated in 1998 by the inventor C. J. J. (Cecilius Jan-Jochem) Randag in 't Zand, The Netherlands as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross.
The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Picasso’ by tissue culture was preformed by the inventor in August 2001 in 't Zand, The Netherlands. Subsequent asexual reproduction by tissue culture at the same location has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and determined to basic characteristics of Picasso which, in combination, distinguish this calla lily as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. White-Purple spathe;
2. Fast forcing time; and
3. High flower production.
Table 1 provides similarities and differences of ‘Picasso’ to its parents and the
Zantedeschia sprengeri
variety ‘Cameo’ (unpatented):
TABLE 1
‘Picasso’
Similarities
Differences
‘92839’
Leaf shape
Spathe color and
(female parent)
flower number
‘92864’
Leaf spots
Flower shape, flower
(male parent)
(maculation)
color, and leaf shape
‘Cameo’
Flower shape
Flower color
(unpatented)

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