Guzmania plant named ‘GUZ 222’

Details Guzmania plant named ‘GUZ 222’ Guzmania plant named ‘GUZ 222’

1999-02-09

2001-05-29

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

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PP011894

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a newly developed interspecific hybrid Guzmania plant resulting from a planned breeding program that I conduct on an ongoing basis. The objects of the breeding program include the crossing of selected parent plants from the numerous, compatible species within the genus, to obtain plants with novel and attractive phenotypes, coloration, and flowering forms. Other important selection factors may include ultimate plant size and shape, disease resistance, tolerance to different soil and growing conditions and vigor.
Among the objects of my program are to produce plants of the Bromeliaceae family which will be attractive to the consumer; which will develop reasonably rapidly under controlled conditions; and, which will retain for a long term, highly attractive and bright inflorescence; i.e., bract coloration, after being induced into the flowering stage. It is a specific object to provide a low maintenance plant which will be a long term decorative appointment offering an exotic color splash in the home of a buyer, or to serve as a substitute for flowering plants which have a shorter flowering duration in, for example, indoor plant and flower scapes. Finally, it is an object to develop plants which may be easily and efficiently multiplied by state-of-the-art tissue culture methods while continuing the distinctive characteristics of the plants through progressive clonal generations.
The plant of this disclosure was a seedling of a crossing between the unpatented seed parent
Guzmania lingulata
‘Equador’ and the unpatented pollen parent
Guzmania wittmackii
‘Red Orange Equador’. With the recognition that this seedling satisfied the objects of the breeding program, the individual was isolated and set aside for further observation and testing. The resulting selection has been assigned the designation ‘GUZ 222’ for purposes of identification. This plant has been reproduced by division at Vista Calif., and the clonal specimens resulting therefrom have been determined to be identical to the original selection in all distinguishing characteristics. The superior attributes of this plant will be revealed in the botanical descriptions to follow.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The distinguishing characteristics of ‘GUZ 222’ are described as follows: This Bromeliad is a sterile F
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hybrid which flowers about 15 months following the first transplanting of a ½″ plant. It forms an ovate, somewhat undulate scape bract, and leaves elliptical in shape with a truncate base. The scape bracts have a bright red coloration that extends the length of the scape. The color is unusual when compared with the color of the scape bracts of other hybrids known to me which tend toward orange-red or red-purple. The scape bracts are comparatively widely spaced, similar to those of the pollen parent. The white tips of the floral bracts are well excerted above the scape bracts, contributing to the distinctiveness of the hybrid. The plant remains in bright color for up to 2 months under low interior light conditions.
Plants of the new Guzmania can be compared to plants of the Guzmania cultivars ‘Equador’ and ‘Red Orange Equador’. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Vista, Calif., plants of the new Guzmania differ from plants of ‘Equador’ primarily in leaf, scape bract, and floral bract coloration. Plants of the new cultivar are larger in size than plants of ‘Equador’. Plants of the new Guzmania differ from plants of ‘Red Orange Equador’ primarily in scape bract and floral bract coloration. Plants of the new cultivar are smaller in size than plants of ‘Red Orange Equador’.


REFERENCES:
patent: P.P. 7471 (1991-03-01), Bak et al.
patent: P.P. 9922 (1997-06-01), Rabin

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