Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-09-08
2002-04-16
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012550
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Hemerocallis plant, hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Calypso Queen’. The genus Hemerocallis is a member of the family Liliaceae.
Hemerocallis comprises a genus of approximately 15 species of clump-forming, herbaceous perennials which are native to central Europe, China, and particularly, Japan. The flowers of Hemerocallis are lily-like and are borne in succession atop tall, frequently-branched scapes. Individual flowers last one day; thus, Hemerocallis is commonly known as ‘Daylily’ in commercial trade.
In recent years, Hemerocallis has been extensively hybridized, and many cultivars exist. Hemerocallis hybrids are hardy spring- and summer-blooming plants which are particularly well-adapted to landscape plantings.
The plants form clumps of fan-shaped crowns of vertically-ranked, keeled, strap-like leaves. Plants (individual crowns) range in size from approximately 20 cm to over 90 cm in spread. Depending upon the parentage,
Hemerocallis
hybrids may be deciduous, evergreen or semi-evergreen.
Hemerocallis hybrids come in a range of colors including orange, yellow, pink, reddish or purplish. The flowers are funnel-shaped or campanulate with six segments joined at the base into a tube.
Asexual propagation of Hemerocallis is frequently done by division. Propagation can also be done through the use of tissue culture practices.
The new cultivar ‘Calypso Queen’ is a product of a planned breeding program and was originated by the inventor, Matthew Kaskel, from a cross made during such a program in Homestead, Fla. in April of 1996. The male and female parents are proprietary Hemerocallis×hybrid unnamed seedling selections designated by number codes which are maintained by the inventor and used for breeding purposes only. The selection comprising the new variety was chosen after commencement of flowering of the progeny in April of 1997 and was originally identified by the number code #97-08. After more thorough commercial evaluation, the cultivar was given the name ‘Calypso Queen’.
Asexual propagation of the new cultivar by tissue culture and divison was performed by the inventor in Homestead, Fla., and has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar ‘Calypso Queen’ are firmly fixed, reproduces true to type, 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 ‘Calypso Queen’ which is combination distinguish this Hemerocallis as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. flowers are bright gold-orange with a red eye-zone;
2. flowers do not fade in warm, bright conditions and are resistant to water spotting;
3. individual scapes are relatively short and branched with many buds which open in succession for approximately 4 weeks. Subsequent scapes develop quickly after the initial scapes flower out;
4. spent flowers shrivel, become inconspicuous, drop from the scape quickly, and do not interfere with the opening of subsequent flowers;
5. plants begin blooming very early-season (March-April) and rebloom throughout a 90-day blooming season;
6. plants grow vigorously and propagate readily by division and tissue culture; and
7. plants have narrow evergreen foliage making them attractive in landscapes even when not in bloom.
The new cultivar is similar to its parent cultivar, however, ‘Calypso Queen’ has more intense flower coloration, is more floriferous, and begins blooming earlier in the season than either parent. Additionally, ‘Calypso Queen’ grows more vigorously and is more prolific when propagated, than its parents. The flowers of ‘Calypso Queen’ are similar to those of ‘Southern Sparkle’ (co-pending U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/657,543), however the colors of ‘Calypso Queen’ are considerably more intense, the base color is near orange and the eye zone darker rosy red. Plants of ‘Calypso Queen’ are considerably more likely to bloom and rebloom than ‘Southern Sparkle’.
‘Calypso Queen’ 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, daylength and humidity, without any change in genotype.
Campell Bruce R.
Foley & Lardner
Hwu June
Twyford Plant Laboratories, Inc.
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