Plants – Shrub or vine
Plant Patent
2003-11-03
2004-08-24
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Shrub or vine
Plant Patent
active
PP015104
ABSTRACT:
Genus: Convolvulus.
Species:
sabatius.
Denomination: Moroccan Beauty.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Morning Glory that is grown for use as an ornamental landscape plant. The new cultivar is known botanically as
Convolvulus sabatius
and will be referred to hereinafter by the cultivar name ‘Moroccan Beauty’.
During the year 2000 growing season, the Inventor produced in a cultivated area of Victoria, Australia, a commercial crop of
Convolvulus sabatius
‘Full Moon’ (unpatented) from seed sown in the fall of 2000 (around March 2000) for sale in flower in the late spring and early summer of 2000 (around September 2000). The seed used for this crop had been obtained from the open pollination of plants which had been grown from seed retained from prior crops. In July 2000, which is during the growth period of the 2000 crop, the Inventor observed a seedling, ‘Moroccan Beauty’, which appeared to be distinguishable from all other seedlings in the crop by exhibiting a uniquely dense and prostrate habit, and short internodes. The Inventor presumes that ‘Moroccan Beauty’ is a mutant seedling that resulted from the open pollination between random parents, male and female, of
Convolvulus sabatius
‘Full Moon’ (seed strain). The Inventor removed ‘Moroccan Beauty’ from the remaining crop in July 2000 and immediately asexually propagated ‘Moroccan beauty’ using vegetative stem cuttings. Since that time, under careful observation, the distinguishing characteristics have been determined stable, uniform and true to type in successive generations.
‘Moroccan Beauty’ exhibits medium-green foliage, and violet flowers. The parent plants, presumed both to be Convolvulus ‘Full Moon’, exhibit semi-prostrate habit and long internodes. ‘Moroccan Beauty’ is unique and distinguishable from the parent plants by short internodes and distinctly prostrate habit. The closest comparison plants are Convolvulus ‘Full Moon’ and Convolvulus ‘White Gladys’ (unpatented). ‘Moroccan Beauty’ is unique and distinguishable from ‘White Gladys’ by flower color. The flowers of ‘White Gladys’ are white in color, whereas the flowers of ‘Moroccan Beauty’ are violet in color.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following represent the distinguishing characteristics of the new Convolvulus cultivar ‘Moroccan Beauty’. In combination these traits set ‘Moroccan Beauty’ apart from all other existing varieties of Convolvulus known to the inventor. ‘Moroccan Beauty’ 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. Convolvulus ‘Moroccan Beauty’ exhibits violet flowers in spring, summer and fall.
2. Convolvulus ‘Moroccan Beauty’ exhibits a prostrate growth habit.
3. Convolvulus ‘Moroccan Beauty’ exhibits a growth habit with short internodes.
4. Convolvulus ‘Moroccan Beauty’ exhibits medium-green foliage.
5. Convolvulus ‘Moroccan Beauty’ is evergreen.
6. Convolvulus ‘Moroccan Beauty’ is 80-100 cm. in diameter and 6 cm. in height at maturity.
7. Convolvulus ‘Moroccan Beauty’ is hardy to USDA Zone 8.
8. Convolvulus ‘Moroccan Beauty’ is an ornamental landscape plant suitable for use as a groundcover and as a hanging basket.
REFERENCES:
UPOV ROM GTITM Computer Database, GTI JOUVE Retrieval Software 2003/05 Citation for ‘Moroccan Beauty’.*
Variety: ‘Moroccan Beauty’ Application No. 2002/131 Plant Varieties Journal vol. 16 (1) p. 20 2003.
Campell Bruce R.
Haas W C
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