Geranium plant named ‘Fisrowi’

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2000-08-03

2002-02-05

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

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PP012389

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 ‘Fisrowi’.
‘Fisrowi’ is a product of a planned breeding program which had the objective of creating a new geranium cultivar with white flower color and intense green foliage in combination with moderately vigorous growth.
‘Fisrowi’ originated from a hybridization made by the inventor, Angelika Utecht, in a controlled breeding program in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain, in 1994. The female parent was a hybrid seedling, designated no. 2074/24 (unpatented), which was characterized by white, single-type flowers and dark-green foliage. The male parent was the commercial variety ‘Glacis’ (unpatented), which was characterized by white, semi-double flowers, rich flower production, medium-green foliage without zonation and medium-tall plant habit.
‘Fisrowi’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross by the inventor, Angelika Utecht, in 1995 in a controlled environment in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain.
The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Fisrowi’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were taken from the initial selection in autumn 1995 in a controlled environment in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain, by, or under the supervision of, Angelika Utecht.
Horticultural examination of plants grown from these cuttings, initiated in May 1996 in Hillscheid, Germany, and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘Fisrowi’ 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 ‘Fisrowi’, which in combination distinguish this geranium as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. white, round, semi-double flowers;
2. semi-spherically shaped inflorescences borne well-above the foliage;
3. bright green foliage without, or with only traces of, zonation;
4. vigorous growth, and bushy, relatively wide plant habit; and,
5. early to medium spring flowering response.
‘Fisrowi’ 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 with 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 ‘Fisrowi’ are the parental variety ‘Glacis’ and the variety ‘Fisalb’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,761). In comparison to ‘Glacis’, ‘Fisrowi’ has similarly colored and shaped inflorescences but with wider upper petals. ‘Fisrowi’ has slightly more intense green foliage, a wider and more vigorous growth habit and somewhat larger umbels, but it is not quite as floriferous as ‘Glacis’. In comparison to ‘Fisalb’, ‘Fisrowi’ has more round-shaped flowers with more petals, larger leaves, and distinctly stronger growth habit.


REFERENCES:
patent: PP10398 (1998-05-01), Trees
GTITM UPOVROM Citation for ‘Fisrowi’ as per QZ PBR 980823; Jun. 15, 1998.*
Fischer Selections 1999/2000 Catalogue featuring Rocky Mountain White (‘Fisrowi’).
Swiss Application for ‘Fisrowi’ (Apr. 22, 1999).
European Union Application for ‘Fisrowi’ (Aug. 17, 1998).
European Union Grant for ‘Fisrowi’ (Aug. 16, 1999).
German Application for ‘Fisrowi’ (Aug. 15, 1997).
German Denomination for ‘Fisrowi’ (Jul. 15, 1998).
German Grant for ‘Fisrowi’ (Jan. 15, 1999).
Canadian Plant Varieties Journal, Oct. 1999, No. 33, p. 31.

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