Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
2000-12-04
2002-05-21
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
active
PP012634
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Lobelia plant, botanically known as
Lobelia erinus L.,
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Weslobigblue’.
The new Lobelia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Sudlohn-Oeding, Germany. The new Lobelia originated from a cross made by the Inventor of the Lobelia cultivar ‘Azuro’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,758, as the female, or seed, parent with the Lobelia cultivar ‘Wesstar’, disclosed in U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/324,081, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Lobelia was selected by the Inventor in 1998 on the basis of its large flowers.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken at Sudlohn-Oeding, Germany, has shown that the unique features of this new Lobelia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the cultivar ‘Weslobigblue’ 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 ‘Weslobigblue’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Weslobigblue’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Cascading and rounded plant habit.
2. Short internodes, dense and bushy plant form.
3. Vigorous growth habit.
4. Dark green leaves.
5. Large intense blue-colored flowers.
Plants of the cultivar ‘Weslobigblue’ are most similar to plants of the male parent, the cultivar ‘Wesstar’. However in side-by-side comparisons conducted by the Inventor in Sudlohn-Oeding, Germany, plants of the cultivar ‘Weslobigblue’ and the cultivar ‘Wesstar’ differ in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Lobelia have longer lateral branches than plants of the cultivar ‘Wesstar’.
2. Plants of the new Lobelia have shorter internodes than plants of the cultivar ‘Wesstar’.
3. Plants of the new Lobelia have larger flowers than plants of the cultivar ‘Wesstar’.
Plants of the cultivar ‘Weslobigblue’ can also be compared to plants of the female parent, the cultivar ‘Azuro’. However in side-by-side comparisons conducted by the Inventor in Sudlohn-Oeding, Germany, plants of the cultivar ‘Weslobigblue’ and the cultivar ‘Azuro’ differ in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Lobelia have longer lateral branches and are larger than plants of the cultivar ‘Azuro’.
2. Plants of the new Lobelia have larger flowers than plants of the cultivar ‘Azuro’.
3. Plants of the new Lobelia have longer peduncles than plants of the cultivar ‘Azuro’.
4. Flower color of plants of the new Lobelia is more intense blue than flower color of plants of the cultivar ‘Azuro’.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP221 (1937-01-01), Johnson
GTITM UPOVROM Citation for ‘Weslobigblue’ as per QZ PBR 990583; Apr. 12, 1999.
Bell Kent L.
Campell Bruce R.
Josef & Heinrich Westhoff Gartenbau-Spezialkulturen
Whealy C. A.
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