Plants – Shrub or vine
Plant Patent
2001-04-04
2003-09-02
Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)
Plants
Shrub or vine
Plant Patent
active
PP014118
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a new and distinct cultivar botanically known as pan-seasonal (
Lotus berthelotii×Lotus maculata
)×
Lotus maculata
relating to U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/545,234 filed Apr. 7, 2000, entitled “Pan-Seasonal Lotus Vine Plant and Methods of Breeding and Propagating the Same”, from which priority is claimed. Application Ser. No. 09/545,234 is hereby incorporated by reference for all it discloses, as if it were set forth herein in its entirety.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of Invention
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar botanically known as (
Lotus berthelotii×Lotus maculata
)×
Lotus maculata
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘TiGo’.
The cultivar of the accompanying photograph was developed and selected in a controlled breeding program in Coquille, Oreg., by the inventor, Harlan Cosner, as described herein.
The plant is intended primarily to be ornamentally used in, for example, hanging baskets, in colder regions of the United States, and possibly as ground cover in regions of warmer winters, with minimum temperatures above 25° F.
Description of the Relevant Art
‘TiGo’ is a result of a cross between a
Lotus berthelotii×Lotus maculata
and a
Lotus maculata.
The pollen parent was ‘Amazon Sunset-A’, of pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/545,234 filed Apr. 7, 2000, entitled “Pan-Seasonal Lotus Vine Plant and Methods of Breeding and Propagating the Same”. The seed parent was an unnamed yellow
Lotus maculata
seedling.
The seed parent was of similar color, but it did not flower unless it received a vernalization period of at least 30 days of minimum temperatures below 40° F. It then flowered for about 45 consecutive days. Flowering then ceased again until it was again vernalized. The instant plant does not require vernalization, and flowers continuously as long as the minimum temperature remains below 65° F. Flowering may decrease if the minimum temperature exceeds 65° F. Flowering may also decrease in possible photoperiodic reaction to winter short dull days.
The primary difference between the pollen parent and the instant plant is in flower color, the flowers of the instant plant appear yellow when observed at a distance of a few feet while the flowers of the pollen parent appear scarlet or red.
The instant plant was discovered as a seedling from a controlled cross-pollination made by the inventor under greenhouse conditions. The plant was produced in a controlled breeding program at Coquille, Oreg. First asexual production was completed in Coquille, Oreg. at least as early as Aug. 5, 1998.
Asexual propagation of the cultivar by lateral or apical stems with leaves has proven the plant to be stable in successive generations.
Color references are according to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
A new and distinct cultivar of (
Lotus berthelotii×Lotus maculata
)×
Lotus maculata
having a pendulous plant habit and pan-seasonal production of yellow-red bi-color flowers, which appear yellow from a distance of a few feet. “Pan-seasonal” refers to instant plant's ability to produce flowers throughout the year in most climate zones.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP10864 (1999-04-01), Cosner et al.
patent: PP10868 (1999-04-01), Cosner et al.
Bell Kent
Ganz Bradley M.
Ganz Law P.C.
Harlan Cosner
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