Geranium Plant Named ‘Fispurple’

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2000-08-03

2002-01-22

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

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ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of geranium plant, botanically known as
Pelargonium zonale,
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Fispurple’.
‘Fispurple’ is a product of a planned breeding program which had the objective of creating new geranium varieties with purple to cherry-red flower color and relatively compact plant habit.
‘Fispurple’ originates from spontaneous seed set of the variety ‘Robe’ (unpatented), discovered in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain, in 1992 by the inventor, Angelika Utecht. The commercial variety ‘Robe’ is characterized by dark-red to purple-red, semi-double flowers, medium-green foliage with weak zonation and compact plant habit.
‘Fispurple’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated seed set by the inventor, Angelika Utecht, in 1993 in a controlled environment in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain.
The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Fispurple’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were taken from the initial selection in autumn 1993 in a controlled environment in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain, by, or under the supervision of, Angelika Utecht. Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plant, initiated in May 1996, in Hillscheid, Germany, and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘Fispurple’ 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 ‘Fispurple’, which in combination distinguish this geranium as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Brilliant purple-red colored, round, semi-double flowers;
2. Medium to large, tight, nearly semi-spherically shaped umbels;
3. Medium-green foliage with weak zonation;
4. Relatively compact, low, but wide, plant habit; and
5. Mid-season spring flowering response.
‘Fispurple’ 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 day length without any change in the genotype. 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 ‘Fispurple’ are the variety ‘Fismag’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,725) and the parental variety ‘Robe’. In comparison to ‘Fismag’, ‘Fispurple’ has smaller and more round-shaped flowers with a distinctly more intense and more bluish tone of color. Furthermore, ‘Fispurple’ grows less vigorously and remains relatively low and compact, while ‘Fismag’ tends to develop a tall and somewhat more open plant habit during the summer.
In comparison to ‘Robe’, ‘Fispurple’ has a more purple-red tone of flower color, in contrast to the deep cherry-red of ‘Robe’, and somewhat more intense green color of foliage, zonation and sepals.


REFERENCES:
Fischer Selections 1999/2000 Catalogue featuring Magic 99 (‘Fispurple’).
Swiss Application for ‘Fispurple’ (Apr. 22, 1999).
European Union Application for ‘Fispurple’ (Aug. 17, 1998).
European Union Grant for ‘Fispurple’ (Aug. 16, 1999).
German Application for ‘Fispurple’ (Aug. 15, 1997).
German Denomination for ‘Fispurple’ (Jul. 15, 1998).
German Grant for ‘Fispurple’ (Jan. 15, 1999).
GTITM UPOVROM Citation for ‘Fispurple’ as per QZ PBR 980822; Jun. 15, 1998.*
GTITM UPOVROM Citation for ‘Fispurple’ as per PL PBR PE00092; Dec. 1, 1998.

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