Impatiens plant named ‘Balpixpico’

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2002-04-01

2004-10-12

Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Impatiens

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PP015212

ABSTRACT:

Latin name of the genus and species of plant claimed:
Impatiens walleriana.
Variety denomination: ‘Balpixpico’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct
Impatiens
plant, botanically known as
Impatiens walleriana
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balpixpico’.
‘Balpixpico’ is a product of a planned breeding program with the objective of developing
Impatiens
cultivars with small flowers and compact growth habits.
The female or seed parent of ‘Balpixpico’ was an unnamed
Impatiens
plant. The male or pollen parent of ‘Balpixpico’ was a mix of pollen from plants of the seed
Impatiens
series SUPER ELFIN®. The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the above stated cross during October 1999 in a controlled environment at Elburn, Ill. The new cultivar was initially designated ‘BFP-518’.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar has been carried out at West Chicago, Ill. by terminal tip cuttings and has demonstrated that the unique characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention:
(a) exhibits small pink and white bicolor flowers;
(b) forms dark green foliage;
(c) exhibits a good basal branching character; and
(d) exhibits a compact growth habit.
Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the female parent plant primarily in flower color. The new cultivar of the present invention can be compared to ‘Fify Violet’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,577). However, in side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar are more vigorous and have flowers that are lighter in color than ‘Fify Violet’.

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