Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
2003-11-17
2004-07-27
Grunberg, Anne Marie (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
active
PP015047
ABSTRACT:
Genus and species:
Canna hybrida.
Variety denomination: ‘MNImar’.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention was selected as a sport from a group of divisions of the
Canna hybrida
‘Pink Sunburst’ (unpatented) grown in a cultivated area due to its distinctively different foliage color having no rose coloration within the leaves as it's parent
Canna hybrida
‘Pink Sunburst’ does. The invention is unlike any other variegated leafed Canna due to the combination of green/yellow foliage, pink flowers, and a dwarf growth habit. Bengal Tiger has similar foliage color, but is not dwarf, growing to six feet in one season and also does not have pink flowers, it has bright orange flowers by comparison.
ORIGIN AND ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION
Asexual reproduction of a Canna is preformed by the growth of rhizomes and separation of growing eyes from the mother plant. The new cultivar was divided and successfully propagated in July 2003 without any reversion or mutation of the new cultivar's characteristics at in Dearing, Ga. It has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations; and this novelty if firmly fixed.
The new cultivar is being grown in full sun in a pine bark sand media under normal nursery conditions, 5 gallon and 3 gallon containers.
Grunberg Anne Marie
Jondle & Associates P.C.
McCorkle Nurseries, Inc.
Para Annette H
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