Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-06-09
2001-02-20
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP011783
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Lamium plant, botanically known as
Lamium maculatum
and referred to by the cultivar name ‘Dellam’.
The new Lamium was discovered by the Inventor as a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of the nonpatented
Lamium maculatum
cultivar ‘Gold Nuggets’ in the autumn of 1997 in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom. The new Lamium was selected on the basis of its unique tri-colored foliage.
Asexual reproduction of the new Lamium by terminal cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom, has shown that the unique features of this new Lamium are stable and are reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The new Lamium has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following characteristics have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of ‘Dellam’ and distinguish ‘Dellam’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Unique and attractive tri-colored variegated foliage that is chartreuse to dull yellow at the margin, dull green interior to outer margin, and gray-green at the center.
2. Strong growing; compact, freely branching and somewhat spreading growth habit.
3 . Somewhat inconspicuous, but numerous lavender-colored flowers.
4. Plants typically do not scorch in the summer.
5. Relatively winter hardy in England.
Compared to plants of the parent, the cultivar ‘Gold Nugget’, plants of the new Lamium differ in foliage color and are stronger growing, resist scorching and are more winter hardy.
REFERENCES:
patent: P.P. 11122 (1999-11-01), Bovio
Bell Kent L.
Campell Bruce R.
R. Delamore Ltd.
Whealy C. A.
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