Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-02-20
2001-02-06
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP011764
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant, botanically known as
Pelargonium×hortorum
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Balfansami.
The new Geranium is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Arroyo Grande, Calif. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new cultivars with freely-branching growth habit, dark green-colored foliage, uniform flowering, rounded umbels, and interesting flower and foliage colors.
The new Geranium originated from a cross made by the Inventor of the
Pelargonium×hortorum
cultivar Isabell, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,080, as the male, or pollen parent, with the proprietary
Pelargonium×hortorum
selection BFP-1215 as the female, or seed parent. The cultivar Balfansami was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Arroyo Grande, Calif., in December, 1996.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken at Arroyo Grande, Calif., has shown that the unique features of this new Geranium are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Balfansami’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Balfansami’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Numerous semi-double light salmon-colored flowers.
2. Upright growth habit.
3. Basal branching and vigorous.
4. Medium green leaves with a distinct zonation pattern.
Compared to plants of the new Geranium's sibling Balfanflam (U.S. Plant Patent application submitted concurrently with this application), plants of the new Geranium are more compact, have more flowers per umbel, have shorter peduncles, and differ in flower color.
The new Geranium can be compared to the cultivar, Eclipse Light Salmon, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,926. However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Arroyo Grande, Calif., plants of the new Geranium differ from plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Geranium are less compact than plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon.
2. Plants of the new Geranium are more vigorous than plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon.
3. Plants of the new Geranium have smaller leaves and shorter leaf petioles than plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon.
4. Leaf zonation pattern of plants of the new Geranium are maroon in color whereas leaf zonation pattern of plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon is dark green. Additionally the zonation pattern is narrower on plants of the new Geranium compared to plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon.
5. Plants of the new Geranium have more flowers per umbel than plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon.
6. Flower color of plants of the new Geranium is darker than flower color of plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon.
7. Sepal color of plants of the new Geranium is maroon whereas sepal color of plants of the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon is green.
A detailed comparison of plants of the cultivar Balfansami and the cultivar Eclipse Light Salmon, as grown side by side, appears in Chart A at the end of the specification.
Baker Wendy A
Ball Floraplant a division of Ball Horticultural Co.
Campell Bruce R.
Whealy C. A.
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