Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-12-13
2001-08-07
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012033
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Juniper plant, botanically known as
Juniperus horizontalis
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Taylor's Blue.
The new Juniper is a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of an unidentified selection of
Juniperus horizontalis
(not patented). The new Juniper was discovered and selected by the Inventor in 1984, within a population of plants of the unidentified
Juniperus horizontalis
selection grown in a cultivated area in Lewis and Clark County, Montana. The new Juniper was selected on the basis of its unique silvery-blue foliage color and procumbent growth habit.
Plants of the new Juniper are lower-growing than plants of the parent selection, an unidentified selection of
Juniperus horizontalis
. In addition, foliage color of plants of the parent selection is typically green whereas foliage color of plants of the new Juniper is silvery-blue.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by cuttings taken at Boulder, Colo., and Irvine, Calif., has shown that the unique features of this new Juniper are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the cultivar Taylor's Blue have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, daylength, and fertility level without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Taylor's Blue’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Taylor's Blue’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Very low-growing, procumbent plant habit.
2. Unique silvery-blue leaf color.
3. Relatively easy to root.
4. Tolerant to low temperatures.
Campell Bruce R.
Hines Nurseries Inc.
Kizilkaya Michelle
Whealy C. A.
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