Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
2001-01-18
2002-06-25
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
active
PP012720
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant, botanically known as
Coreopsis rosea
and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Sweet Dreams’.
The new Coreopsis was discovered by the Inventor in a controlled environment in Loomis, Calif. on Jul. 5, 1996, as a naturally-occurring mutation of
Coreopsis rosea
cultivar American Dreams, not patented. The new Coreopsis was observed as a single plant in a group of flowering plants of the parent cultivar. The selection of this plant was based on its unique ray floret coloration.
Asexual reproduction of the new Coreopsis by terminal cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Loomis, Calif., has shown that the unique features of this new Coreopsis are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Sweet Dreams has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperarture, daylength 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 ‘Sweet Dreams’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Sweet Dreams’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Large daisy-type inflorescences that are about 3.8 cm in diameter.
2. Unique purple and white bi-colored ray florets.
3. Very freely flowering with numerous inflorescences per plant.
4. Upright and outwardly spreading growth habit.
5. Very freely branching.
6. Dark green foliage.
Plants of the new Coreopsis differ from plants of the parent cultivar American Dreams primarily in ray floret color as plants of the cultivar American Dreams have solid pink-colored ray florets. In addition, plants of the new Coreopsis are taller and have larger inflorescences than plants of the cultivar American Dreams.
Campell Bruce R.
Kizilkaya Michelle
Whealy C. A.
Yoder Brothers, Inc..
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