Guzmania plant named ‘GUZ 230’

Details Guzmania plant named ‘GUZ 230’ Guzmania plant named ‘GUZ 230’

2001-09-10

2002-10-01

Bell, Kent L. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Bromeliad

Plant Patent

active

PP013041

ABSTRACT:

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Guzmania lingulata×wittmackii.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘GUZ 230’.
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 objectives 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 retain for a long period of time, highly attractive and bright inflorescence; i.e., bract coloration, after being induced into the flowering stage. It is a specific objective 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 objective to develop plants which may be easily and efficiently multiplied by state-of-the-art tissue culture methods while continuing the distintive characteristics of the plants through progressive clonal generations.
The plant of this disclosure was discovered among a group of seedlings resulting from the cross of a seed parent
Guzmania lingulata
‘Panama Red Leaf’ (unpatented) with a pollen parent
Guzmania wittmackii
‘Lilac Long Bracts’ (unpatented). With the recognition that this seedling from the cross 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 230’ for purposes of identification. This plant has been reproduced by tissue culture under controlled conditions at Evergem Belgium, 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 attributes of the plant ‘GUZ 230’ which distinguish it from the other similar Guzmania hybrids known to me are described as follows:
The hybrid shows unique lavender pink floral bracts that fade to light pink coloration. The inflorescence is very large, being 10″-12″ wide by 17″-18″ tall.
The age of the observed plant is 26 months. The plant was grown under greenhouse conditions in coastal southern California. Observations were made in early afternoon in July.
This plant is compared with its parents in the following respects:
Guzmania lingulata
‘Panama Red Leaf’ is 10″ tall and 30″ wide with leaves 15″ long and 1¼″ wide, lanceolate acute in shape. Base of leaf is stained 64A abaxial and adaxial, apex of leaf is 137B adaxial and 146B abaxial. Inflorescence is 10″ tall and 7.5″ wide. Scape bracts are 3.5-3.75″ long and 1″ to 1.25″ wide, color 44D adaxial and 43C abaxial. Primary bracts are 4¼ to 4½″ long, 1″ to 1¼″ wide. Color is 42B abaxial and adaxial. Floral bracts are 1.5 to 1.75″ long and 0.5″ to 0.75″ wide, color 42B abaxial and adaxial. Scape bracts are lanceolate acute, and the floral bracts are lanceolate acuminate.
Guzmania wittmackii
‘Lilac Long Bracts’ is 42″ wide and 42″ tall with leaves 26″ to 28″ long and 1.75 to 2″ wide, lanceolate acute in shape. Foliage color is 137 B adaxial and abaxial. Inflorescence is 30″ to 34″ tall and 23″ wide. Scape bracts are 18″ to 20″ long, 1.75″ to 2″ wide; color 64A staining to 137 B abaxial and adaxial. Primary bracts are 11″ to 12″ long and 1.25″ to 1.5″ wide, colored 67A abaxial and 67 B adaxial. Floral bracts are 5.75″ to 8″ long and 1″ to 1.25″ wide colored 71 D abaxial and adaxial. Bracts are lanceolate acute to lanceolate acuminate.

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