Plants – Shrub or vine – Hibiscus
Plant Patent
2003-06-20
2004-10-26
Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)
Plants
Shrub or vine
Hibiscus
Plant Patent
active
PP015268
ABSTRACT:
Botanical classification/cultivar designation:
Hibiscus rosa
-
sinensis
cultivar Santa Fe.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Hibiscus,
botanically known as
Hibiscus rosa
-
sinensis
and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Santa Fe’.
The new
Hibiscus
is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program is to create new compact freely-branching and freely-flowering
Hibiscus
cultivars appropriate for container production.
The new
Hibiscus
originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in Amstelveen, The Netherlands in 1999, of a proprietary
Hibiscus rosa
-
sinensis
selection, identified as code Number 2001.234, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary
Hibiscus rosa
-
sinensis
selection, designated as code Number 967.8517-98, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The cultivar Santa Fe was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, in 2000.
Asexual reproduction of the new
Hibiscus
by vegetative terminal cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Amstelveen, The Netherlands since 2000, has shown that the unique features of this new
Hibiscus
are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Santa Fe has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment and cultural practices such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Santa Fe’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Santa Fe’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Compact, upright and uniform plant habit that is appropriate for container production.
2. Freely branching habit.
3. Glossy dark green-colored leaves.
4. Freely and continuous flowering habit.
5. Orange red-colored flowers.
6. Good resistance to flower bud abscission.
Compared to plants of the parents, the proprietary
Hibiscus
selections, plants of the new
Hibiscus
are more upright, more freely branching, and more freely flowering.
Plants of the new
Hibiscus
are similar to plants of the
Hibiscus
cultivar Paramaribo, not patented. However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, plants of the new
Hibiscus
differed from plants of the cultivar Paramaribo in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new
Hibiscus
were shorter and broader than plants of the cultivar Paramaribo.
2. Plants of the new
Hibiscus
were more freely branching than plants of the cultivar Paramaribo.
3. Plants of the new
Hibiscus
had smaller leaves than plants of the cultivar Paramaribo.
4. Plants of the new
Hibiscus
were more freely flowering than plants of the cultivar Paramaribo.
5. Plants of the new
Hibiscus
had larger flowers than plants of the cultivar Paramaribo.
6. Flowers of plants of the new
Hibiscus
were lighter red in color than flowers of plants of the cultivar Paramaribo.
7. Flower peduncles of plants of the new
Hibiscus
were longer and thicker than flower peduncles of plants of the cultivar Paramaribo.
Bell Kent
Coeperatieve Vereniging Werkgroep Hibiscus, U.A.
Whealy C. A.
LandOfFree
Hibiscus plant named ‘Santa Fe’ does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.
If you have personal experience with Hibiscus plant named ‘Santa Fe’, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Hibiscus plant named ‘Santa Fe’ will most certainly appreciate the feedback.
Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-3289722