Dracaena plant named ‘Tarzan’

Details Dracaena plant named ‘Tarzan’ Dracaena plant named ‘Tarzan’

2003-11-18

2004-08-03

Grunberg, Anne Marie (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamental foliage plant

Dracaena or cordyline

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PP015065

ABSTRACT:

Botanical classification/cultivar designation:
Dracaena marginata
cultivar Tarzan.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Dracaena plant, botanically known as
Dracaena marginata,
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Tarzan.
The new cultivar was discovered by the Inventor in a controlled environment in Homestead, Fla. in 1998 as a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of an unidentified selection of
Dracaena marginata,
not patented. The new Dracaena was observed by the Inventor as a single plant within a large population of plants of the unidentified
Dracaena marginata
selection.
Asexual propagation of the new cultivar by cuttings at Homestead, Fla. since 1998, has shown that the unique features of this new Dracaena plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
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. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Tarzan’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Tarzan’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Upright growth habit.
2. Slender stems.
3. Linear and fleshy leaves that are glossy dark green in color with dark purple-colored margins.
4. Excellent keeping quality; durable.
Plants of the new Dracaena can be compared to plants of the parent selection and other selections of
Dracaena marginata
known to the Inventor. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Homestead, Fla., plants of the new Dracaena differed from plants of the parent selection and other known selections of
Dracaena marginata
in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Dracaena grew more slowly than plants of the parent selection and other known selections of
Dracaena marginata.
2. Plants of the new Dracaena had more leaves and were denser and bushier than plants of the parent selection and other known selections of
Dracaena marginata.
3. Plants of the new Dracaena had narrower stems than plants of the parent selection and other known selections of
Dracaena marginata.
4. Plants of the new Dracaena had longer and broader leaves than plants of the parent selection and other known selections of
Dracaena marginata.
5. Plants of the new Dracaena were most resistant to pests common to Dracaenas than plants of the parent selection and other known selections of
Dracaena marginata.

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