Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Impatiens
Plant Patent
2002-03-27
2004-05-18
Grunberg, Anne Marie (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Impatiens
Plant Patent
active
PP014786
ABSTRACT:
Latin name of the genus and species of plant claimed:
Impatiens walleriana.
Variety denomination: ‘Balpixsang’.
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 ‘Balpixsang’.
‘Balpixsang’ 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 ‘Balpixsang’ was Impatiens variety ‘Orange Chico’ (unpatented) which has a more compact growth habit than ‘Balpixsang’. The male or pollen parent of ‘Balpixsang’ was the proprietary Impatiens variety designated 3111-1-9 (unpatented) which has larger flowers than ‘Balpixsang’. The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the above stated cross during January 2000 in a controlled environment at Elburn, Ill. The new cultivar was designated BFP-560.
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 salmon colored flowers;
(b) forms dark green foliage;
(c) exhibits a good basal branching character; and
(c) exhibits a compact growth habit.
The new cultivar of the present invention can be compared to ‘Fify Salmon’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,559). However, in side by side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar are more vigorous, have larger leaves and have flowers that are slightly darker and more orange in color than ‘Fify Salmon’.
Ball Floraplant, a division of Ball Horticultural Company
Grunberg Anne Marie
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