Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Geranium
Plant Patent
2002-08-27
2003-07-29
Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Geranium
Plant Patent
active
PP014026
ABSTRACT:
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION/CULTIVAR DENOMINATION
Pelargonium peltatum
cultivar ‘Duemerl’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Ivy Geranium plant, botanically known as
Pelargonium peltatum
, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Duemerl’.
The new Ivy Geranium is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Rheinberg, Germany. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new Ivy Geraniums with attractive flower and foliage colors.
The new Ivy Geranium originated from a cross made by the Inventor in May, 1999 of a proprietary selection of
Pelargonium peltatum
identified as code number F-01-12, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of
Pelargonium peltatum
identified as code number F-19-03, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The cultivar Duemerl was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny from this cross in a controlled environment in Rheinberg, Germany in May, 2001.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal vegetative cuttings taken at Rheinberg, Germany since June, 2001 has shown that the unique features of this new Ivy 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 ‘Duemerl’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Duemerl’ as a new cultivar and distinguish it from other known Ivy Geranium cultivars:
1. Upright and outwardly spreading plant habit.
2. Freely basal branching habit.
3. Freely and early flowering habit.
4. Dark red purple-colored double flowers.
Compared to plants of the female parent, the selection F-01-12, plants of the new Ivy Geranium are more compact and differ in flower color. Compared to plants of the male parent, the selection F-19-03, plants of the new Ivy Geranium are more freely flowering and differ in flower color.
The new Ivy Geranium can be compared to plants of the cultivar ‘Tomcat’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Rheinberg, Germany, plants of the new Ivy Geranium differed from plants of the cultivar Tomcat in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Ivy Geranium were more freely branching than plants of the cultivar Tomcat.
2. Plants of the new Ivy Geranium had larger leaves with longer petioles than plants of the cultivar Tomcat.
3. Flowers of plants of the new Ivy Geranium had more petaloids than flowers of plants of the cultivar Tomcat.
4. Flower color of plants of the new Ivy Geranium was lighter than flower color of plants of the cultivar Tomcat.
5. Plants of the new Ivy Geranium had longer pedicels than plants of the cultivar Tomcat.
Bell Kent
Dümmen Jungpflanzen GbR
Whealy C. A.
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