Geranium plant named ‘Fislulu’

Details Geranium plant named ‘Fislulu’ Geranium plant named ‘Fislulu’

1999-06-01

2001-11-27

Locker, Howard J. (Department: 1661)

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PP012228

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant, botanically known as
Pelargonium peltatum
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Fislulu’.
‘Fislulu’ is a product of a planned breeding program which had the objective of creating new geranium cultivars with purple flower color, moderate growth, and relatively early flowering response.
‘Fislulu’ was originated from a hybridization made by the inventor, Angelika Utecht, in a controlled breeding program in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain, in 1993. The female parent was an unnamed hybrid, No. 2275-2, characterized by single, dark-purple flowers, medium-green, zoned foliage, moderately vigorous growth, and medium flowering response. It was derived from crossing the variety ‘Fismanon’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,391) with a hybrid seedling derived from crossing a self-seedling of the commercial variety ‘Rigi’ (unpatented) with the common commercial variety ‘Martine’ (unpatented). The male parent of ‘Fislulu’ was the patented cultivar ‘Fisan’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,327) having light-violet, double flowers, distinctly zoned foliage, moderate growth, and early flowering response.
‘Fislulu’ was discovered and selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross by the inventor, Angelika Utecht, in spring 1994 in a controlled environment in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain.
The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Fislulu’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were taken from the initial selection in May 1994 in a controlled environment in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain by Angelika Utecht. Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the clone initiated in May 1995 in Hillscheid, Federal Republic of Germany, and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘Fislulu’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of ‘Fislulu’, which in combination distinguish this geranium as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Deep burgundy flower color;
2. Large semi-spherically shaped inflorescence and large, double florets;
3. Medium green foliage with glossy surface and with distinct zonation;
4. Moderately short and compact, round, well-branched and semi-trailing plant habit;
5. Medium spring flowering response; and
6. Good branching characteristics.
‘Fislulu’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype of the new cultivar may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity and daylength without any change in the genotype of the plant. The following observations, measurements, and comparisons describe plants grown in Hillscheid, Germany, and in Langley, British Columbia, Canada, under greenhouse conditions which approximate those generally used in commercial practice.
Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present inventor, the most similar in comparison to ‘Fislulu’ is the patented variety ‘Fislu’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,305). In comparison to ‘Fislu’, ‘Fislulu’ has:
(a) A relatively close main flower color, with the lower surface somewhat more intensely colored, and with less tendency to fading, thus appearing somewhat more intense;
(b) Relatively large, semi-spherically shaped umbels, in contrast to the smaller, irregularly shaped inflorescence of ‘Fislu’;
(c) Larger, differently shaped and distinctly zoned leaves;
(d) No tendency to developing edema;
(e) Longer internodes, but shorter branches and shorter plant habit; and
(f) Earlier spring flowering response.


REFERENCES:
patent: 98-1357 (1998-04-01), None
patent: 98-26-1423 (1998-04-01), None
patent: PEL 1349 (1996-07-01), None
patent: 97/0873 (1997-08-01), None
patent: 322 (1998-04-01), None
Licensing agreement for ‘Fislulu’, http://www.sicasov.com/baremes/f-fl9899.htm, 1998/1999.*
UPOV-ROM GTIM Computer Database 1999 Database 1999/02, GTI Jouve Retrievel Software, citations for ‘Fislulu’, 1996-1998.*
Pelargonium 1998, Pelfi Fischer, Hillscheid Germany, p. 16 (1998/1999).

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