Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-03-23
2002-01-08
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012340
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND—FIELD OF INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar botanically known as
Impatiens walleriana
, and by the cultivar name ‘TiTag’.
The cultivar of the photograph was developed and selected in a controlled breeding program in a controlled environment in Broadbent, Oreg. by the inventors, Harlan Cosner and Sue Cosner, as described herein.
BACKGROUND—DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART
The closest known cultivar of prior art is named ‘
Tropical Orange
’, subject of U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,610.
COMPARISON
The impatiens plant of the present invention differs from prior plants, namely ‘
Tropical Orange
’ in at least the following ways:
1. the plant of the present invention has been shown to perform better in the heat than ‘
Tropical Orange
’;
2. the flowers of the present invention have been shown to have more stable coloring than the flowers of ‘
Tropical Orange
’, which had instability in flower color ranging from orange to soft salmon, and variegated orange/soft salmon colored flowers;
3. the present cultivar have been shown to have darker foliage than that of ‘
Tropical Orange
’;
4. the present cultivars have been shown to have stronger stems than those of ‘
Tropical Orange
’; and
5. the peduncles and pedicels of the present impatiens plants are stronger than those of ‘
Tropical Orange
’. The weaker peduncles and pedicels on ‘
Tropical Orange
’ cause the flowers to droop slightly to moderately.
These and other characteristics will be apparent to persons skilled in the art.
The present cultivar was developed by standard cross-pollination. Its seed parent has semi-double orange flowers. This plant was designated B-9X-11 under the inventors' controlled breeding program. The pollen parent has semi-double orange flowers. This plant was designated B-9X-1300 under the inventors' controlled breeding program. The parent plants are not the subject of any granted patent or pending application. The cross was made in the inventors' controlled breeding program, and the first asexual reproduction was made at Coquille, Oreg. Successive asexually reproduced generations have shown the present invention to be stable. Each asexually reproduced generation has been accomplished using lateral stems with leaves.
The traits of the cultivar of the present invention that have been observed in each successive generation of asexual reproduction and which are unique, are moderately strong peduncles and pedicels, large flowers, fully double and symmetrical, very bright orange colored flowers, strong stems, flowers that are positioned above or beyond the foliage, dark green foliage and mounded, freely branching and dense plant habit, and both male and female sterility.
Color references are according to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
The following observations, measurements and description of the plants and flowers are based on the environmental and cultural practices at Coquille, Oreg. The following measurements, values and comparisons describe plants grown under a double layer of polyethylene film with temperatures typically ranging from about 55° F. to about 85° F. during the daytime. Night heat was provided by bench top set at 62° F. The individual plants were grown in six-inch Azalea containers in a soiless medium. Plants were liquid fed with high nitrate plus trace elements applied at N level 150 PPM of two successive feedings followed by one leaching of clear water. Plants started in the last week of June and finished in late September and grown at light levels between 4,000 and 6,000 ft. candles.
The plant of the present invention has not been observed in all possible environmental and/or cultural conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light level, humidity and also with cultural practices such as fertility, soil and water quality.
REFERENCES:
patent: P.P. 3918 (1976-06-01), Hope et al.
patent: P.P. 10256 (1998-02-01), Cosner et al.
patent: P.P. 11533 (2000-09-01), Jonkers
patent: P.P. 11590 (2000-10-01), Jonkers
UPOV-ROM GTITM Computer Database, 2000/04, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, citation for ‘TiTag’.
Cosner Harlan B.
Cosner Susan L.
Campell Bruce R.
Ganz, Esq. Bradley M.
McCormick Susan B.
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