Cuphea plant named ‘Firecracker’

Details Cuphea plant named ‘Firecracker’ Cuphea plant named ‘Firecracker’

2001-03-28

2003-02-25

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

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PP013595

ABSTRACT:

LATIN NAME OF THE GENUS AND SPECIES OF PLANT CLAIMED
Cuphea hybrida.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘Firecracker’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct Cuphea plant, botanically known as
Cuphea hybrida
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Firecracker’. The breeding program which resulted in the production of the new cultivar was carried out during 1999 at Rheinfelden, Germany. The female or seed parent of ‘Firecracker’ was an unnamed
Cuphea ilavea
. The male or pollen parent of ‘Firecracker’ was an unnamed
Cuphea purpurea
. The female (seed parent) is a tree-like tender perennial that has small red, blue and black flowers. The leaves are oval and shorter than the leaves of ‘Firecracker’. The male (pollen parent) is more soft and herb-like that has flowers smaller than ‘Firecracker’. The leaves are oval and shorter than the leaves of ‘Firecracker’. The resulting seed was collected and germinated. ‘Firecracker’ was selected from flowering progeny.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal or stem cuttings taken during 2000 at West Chicago, Ill., USA has demonstrated that the characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention:
(a) Exhibits a trailing habit,
(b) Forms red flowers with purple center, and
(c) Exhibits a vigorous growth habit.
‘Firecracker’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature, light intensity and day length.
When the new cultivar of the present is compared to ‘Tiny Mice’ (not patented) it exhibits a more vigorous growth habit, smaller leaves, smaller petioles and slightly smaller petals as described in Table 1, below.
TABLE 1
CHARACTERISTIC
‘FIRECRACKER’
‘TINY MICE’
PLANT HEIGHT - cm
22.6
12
LENGTH OF PLANT FROM TOP
20
18
OF POT TO BOTTOM OF
FOLIAGE - cm
LEAF LENGTH × WIDTH - cm
  5 × 1.5
5.9 × 1.7
PETIOLE LENGTH × WIDTH -
2.5 × .8 
  5 × 1.5
mm
PETAL LENGTH × WIDTH - cm
1.5 × 1.5
1.2 × 1.2

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