Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-03-06
2001-08-28
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012071
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Ilex plant, botanically known as
Ilex vomitoria
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Theo’.
The new Ilex originated from a self-pollination of an unidentified selection of
Ilex vomitoria
in 1935. The cultivar Theo was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single plant within a population of 10,000 progeny in a controlled environment in Athens, Tex., in 1946. The selection of this plant was based on its semi-dwarf plant habit, short lateral branches with short internodes, dark green rounded leaves, large number of drupes, and tolerance to freezing temperatures in comparison to plants of the parent selection.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken at Athens, Tex., since 1947, has shown that the unique features of this new Ilex are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Theo’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Theo’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Semi-dwarf and upright plant habit.
2. Dark green rounded leaves.
3. Short lateral branches with short internodes; densely foliated.
4. Freely branching habit.
5. Red-colored drupes.
6. Tolerance to freezing temperatures.
7. Relatively high percentage of successfully rooted cuttings.
Plants of the new Ilex can be compared to plants of the nonpatented
Ilex vomitoria
cultivar ‘Pride of Houston’. In side-by-side comparisons conducted by the Inventor in Athens, Tex., plants of the new Ilex differed from plants of the cultivar ‘Pride of Houston’ in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Ilex are shorter than plants of the cultivar ‘Pride of Houston’.
2. Plants of the new Ilex have darker green and more rounded leaves than plants of the cultivar ‘Pride of Houston’.
3. Plants of the new Ilex have shorter lateral branches and shorter internodes than plants of the cultivar ‘Pride of Houston’.
4. Plants of the new Ilex produce more drupes per plant than plants of the cultivar ‘Pride of Houston’.
5. Plants of the new Ilex are more tolerant to freezing temperatures than plants of the cultivar ‘Pride of Houston’.
REFERENCES:
patent: P.P. 8779 (1994-06-01), Pittman
patent: P.P. 9543 (1996-05-01), Daniel, 3rd
patent: P.P. 10295 (1998-03-01), Wilkins
Bell Kent L.
Campell Bruce R.
Whealy C. A.
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