Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
1999-06-01
2002-06-04
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
active
PP012678
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 ‘Wesstar’.
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 erinus L.
cultivar ‘Azuro’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,758, as the female, or seed, parent with an unnamed selection of
Lobelia erinus L.
as the male, or pollen, parent.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by cuttings in Sudlohn-Oeding, Germany, has shown that the unique features of this new Lobelia are stable and are reproduced true to type in successive propagations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the cultivar ‘Wesstar’ have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature and light 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 the new Lobelia:
1. Cascading and rounded plant habit.
2. Short internodes, dense and bushy plant form.
3. Vigorous growth habit.
4. Dark green leaves.
5. Intense blue-colored flowers.
The following characteristics differentiate the new Lobelia from the female parent, the cultivar ‘Azuro’:
1. Plants of the new Lobelia have shorter internodes than plants of the cultivar ‘Azuro’.
2. Plants of the new Lobelia have larger and more rounded leaves than plants of the cultivar ‘Azuro’.
The following characteristics differentiate the new Lobelia from the male parent, the unnamed selection of
Lobelia erinus L.:
1. Plants of the new Lobelia are denser than plants of the unnamed selection of
Lobelia erinus L..
2. Flowers of plants of the new Lobelia are lighter blue in color with a more intense white eye than flowers of plants of the unnamed selection of
Lobelia erinus L..
3. Flower of plants of the new Lobelia face upright or outward and are not pendulous like flowers of the unnamed selection of
Lobelia erinus L..
REFERENCES:
patent: PP221 (1937-01-01), Johnson
patent: PP11043 (1999-08-01), Churchus
GTITM UPOVROM Citation for ‘Wesstar’ as per QZ PBR 960859; Aug. 7, 1996.
Josef+Heinrich Westhoff Gartenbau-Spezialkulturen
Whealy C. A.
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