Plants – Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant
Plant Patent
2002-11-08
2003-12-23
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant
Plant Patent
active
PP014392
ABSTRACT:
Botanical classification/cultivar designation: Coleus×hybrida cultivar Touch of Class.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant, botanically known as
Solenostemon scutellarioides
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Touch of Class.
The new cultivar was discovered by the Inventor in a controlled environment in Waynesville, N.C. as a seedling from a cross-pollination of two unidentified selections of
Solenostemon scutellarioides
, not patented. The new Coleus was observed within the seedling progeny from the stated cross-pollination. This seedling was selected on the basis of its unique leaf coloration.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken in Waynesville, N.C., has shown that the unique features of this new Coleus are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the cultivar Touch of Class have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Touch of Class’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Touch of Class’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Upright and mounded plant habit.
2. Pale yellow and green bi-colored leaves with red purple-colored venation and petioles.
Plants of the new Coleus are most similar to plants of the parent selections. Plants of the new Coleus differ from plants of the parent selections in foliage color.
Campell Bruce R.
Para A
Whealy C. A.
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