Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-03-22
2001-10-30
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012172
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new and distinct selection of Geranium, a member of the Geraniaceae family. Cultivar ‘Pink Spice’ was discovered as a seedling in a cultivated area of a Nursery in Tauranga, New Zealand.
Geranium traversii
var.
elegans
Cockayne and
Geranium sessiliflorum
Cavanilles were grown at this Nursery and this new selection was produced by open pollination of these two species. Seed was collected off of these open pollinated plants and sown the next season. When these seedlings flowered, seedlings were selected again. This process was repeated for three years, from 1989 to 1991, until a final selection was made which had large deep pink flowers and purplish green foliage.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
Geranium hybrid cultivar ‘Pink Spice’ combines the best horticultural traits from both parents. The rosette, bushy growth habit is typical of these two parents which are both classified in the Sessiliflorum Group. One parent,
Geranium traversii
var.
elegans
has green foliage and light pink flowers. The other parent,
Geranium sessiliflorum
has bronze purplish colored foliage with white flowers. Though some seedlings exhibited a more distinct purple colored leaf, my selection was chosen for the large deep pink flowers along with the ligher purple hue in the foliage.
REFERENCES:
UPOV-ROM GTITM Computer Database 2000/04, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, citations for ‘Pink Spice’.*
Internet website http://www.elizabethscottage.com/FeatureArchive/May2000-feature.html, May 2000.*
Internet website http://216/187.74.156
ews/top_2000.html, May 4, 2001.
Dean Esme Julien
Dean Mark
Campell Bruce R.
Grunberg Anne Marie
Klarquist & Sparkman, LLP
Monrovia Nursery Company
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