Plants – Rose – Miniature
Plant Patent
2003-02-25
2004-06-08
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Miniature
Plant Patent
active
PP014894
ABSTRACT:
Genus/species:
Rosa hybrida ‘minima’.
Varietal denomination: ‘BENminn’.
CROSS REFERENCE
The present invention bares some resemblance to ‘BENmfig’ (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 09/783,455 filed Feb. 14, 2001, now abandoned) from the same breeding program with which it shares some of the same pollen parent, ‘BENmagic’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,603). Both ‘BENmfig’ and ‘BENminn’ are very vigorous miniature roses with pink blooms of hybrid tea form. Both are good as cut flowers with flowering stems of appropriate length. The primary differences between the two are that ‘BENmfig’ has a slightly more open plant habit, grows slightly taller and the blooms are usually varying shades of pink as opposed to the clear pink of this new invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of hardy, bush type plant of the miniature rose class and with exhibition form which is the primary objective of this breeding program. This new variety was created in a greenhouse in Englishtown, N.J. by crossing the following two rose plants:
The seed part is ‘KORivo’ for which no patent information was found.
The pollen parent is BENmagic (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,603).
This current invention is miniature rose plant with a vigorous, upright and spreading plant habit and medium pink flowers of hybrid tea form.
The seed parent, ‘KORivo’, is an ivory white, florabunda rose with hybrid tea form flowers, borne profusely on a bush with glossy foliage. Flower form and profusion of bloom of this new invention were probably derived from this seed parent.
‘BENmagic’, the pollen parent, is a miniature rose plant with red and white bicolor flowers, also with hybrid tea form, and with semi-glossy foliage. The only notable traits passed on to this present invention are it's miniature habit, hybrid tea form bloom and semi-glossy foliage.
Asexual reproduction by cuttings of this new variety in Rowley, Mass. have shown root development to initiate in 1 to 2 weeks on cuttings taken from new growth, depending on light and temperature, and that these rooted cuttings, grown on, show all distinguishing characteristics to continually come true to form.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of hardy dwarf bush type rose plant of the miniature class; the variety being primarily characterized—as to novelty—by it's large sprays of well formed, hybrid tea type, medium pink blooms.
The variety is further characterized by:
Flowers with exhibition potential
An abundance of flowers continually throughout the season
A slight rose fragrance
Vigorous, upright and spreading plant habit
Semi-glossy foliage
A plant which grows and blooms satisfactorily providing decoration and cut flowers in large containers both in the greenhouse and outdoors, as a garden perennial or specimen plant
Campell Bruce R.
McCormick Susan B.
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