Plants – Shrub or vine
Plant Patent
2001-08-24
2002-12-31
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Shrub or vine
Plant Patent
active
PP013433
ABSTRACT:
LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF THE CLAIMED PLANT
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘Perado’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Ceanothus known botanically as a
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
and referred to hereinafter by the cultivar name ‘Perado’. The parent plant
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
‘Zanzibar’ (unpatented) was discovered at Pershoe College of Horticulture as a sport of
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
. The present invention was discovered by the inventor in August 1996 at Littlehampton, England as a single naturally occurring branch sport on a plant of ‘Zanzibar’ amongst a large crop being grown for retail sales.
‘Perada’ is an evergreen shrub distinguished by golden yellow variegated foliage, small round pale blue flowers and increased vigor over other variegated varieties. The closest comparison plant is the parent ‘Zanzibar’. The new invention is distinguishable from the parent plant by increased vigor, smaller flowers, variegated leaves that exhibit large irregularly shaped dark green centers with golden yellow margins, and stiff lateral branches that grow out at a 45° angle, in contrast to ‘Zanzibar’ which exhibits branches that arch over in a lax habit.
The new cultivar was first asexually propagated by the inventor at Littlehampton, England in 1996. Asexual propagation was accomplished using vegetative tip cuttings. Since that time, under careful observation, successive generations have been determined stable and uniform.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following represent the distinguishing characteristics of the new Ceanothus cultivar ‘Perado’. In combination these traits set ‘Perado’ apart from all other existing varieties of Ceanothus. ‘Perado’ has not been tested under all possible conditions and phenotypic differences may be observed with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural conditions, however, without any variance in genotype.
1. Ceanothus ‘Perado’ exhibits variegated foliage with large, irregular dark green centers and golden yellow margins.
2. Ceanothus ‘Perado’ exhibits increased vigor over the parent plant as well as other variegated varieties of Ceanothus.
3. Ceanothus ‘Perado’ exhibits small rounded, pale blue flower heads in spring.
4. Ceanothus ‘Perado’ exhibits an upright habit with stiff lateral branches growing out at a 45° angle.
5. Ceanothus ‘Perado’ is 2 meters in width and 4 meters in height at maturity.
6. Ceanothus ‘Perado’ is hardy to minus 6° Centigrade.
Bourgeois Mark P.
Campell Bruce R.
Hwu June
Yoder Tuddington
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