Plants – Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant – Dracaena or cordyline
Plant Patent
2000-05-04
2002-06-04
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant
Dracaena or cordyline
Plant Patent
active
PP012677
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Dracaena plant, botanically known as
Dracaena fragrans
Stedneri., and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Jelle.
The new cultivar was discovered by the Inventor in a production field of Dracaena in Costa Rica as a naturally-occuring mutation of an unidentified selection of
Dracaena fragrans
Stedneri. The new Dracaena was observed as a single plant in a group of plants of the parent selection in February, 1994. This plant was selected on its unique leaf variegation pattern as plants of the parent selection do not have variegated leaves.
Asexual propagation of the new cultivar by cuttings at Naaldwijk, The Netherlands, has shown that the unique features of this new Dracaena plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation.
The new Dracaena has 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.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Jelle’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Jelle’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Upright and columnar growth habit.
2. Leaves from bottom to top of plant.
3. Green and yellowish green variegated leaves that are thick, strong and leathery.
4. Excellent post-production longevity.
The new Dracaena can be compared to plants of
Dracaena fragrans
‘Massangeana’, not patented. However in side-by-side comparisons conductin in Naaldwijk, The Netherlands, plants of the new Dracaena forms leaves all the way from the base of the plant to the top of the plant whereas plants of ‘Massangeana’ has leaves only at the top of the plant. In addition, plants of the new Dracaena are more cold-tolerant than plants of ‘Massangeana’.
REFERENCES:
UPOV-ROM GTITM Computer Database 2001/01, Feb. 6, 2001, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, Citation for ‘Jelle’.
Campell Bruce R.
Campo International B.V.
Hwu June
Whealy C. A.
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