Plants – Rose – Miniature
Plant Patent
2001-11-27
2003-01-28
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Miniature
Plant Patent
active
PP013514
ABSTRACT:
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Rosa hybrida.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
WEKSNACARE.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Miniature Rose. The varietal denomination of the new variety is ‘WEKsnacare’. It has as its seed parent the variety known as ‘POUlclaus’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,063) and as its pollen parent the variety known as ‘Times Square’ (not patented).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Among the features which distinguish the new variety from other presently available and commercial rose cultivars known to the inventor are the following combination of characteristics: its flowers of velvet red coloration with a white eye, its almost thornless branches and its petal edges moderately reflexed inward at the partially open stage. The new variety has a bushy compact and rounded growing habit, suitable for outdoor garden decoration.
Asexual reporduction of the new variety by budding as performed in Kern County and Upland, Calif., shows that the foregoing and other distinguishing characteristics come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding asexual propagations. ‘WEKsnacare’ may be asexually propagated by cuttings, budding and grafting.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTS
The new variety may be distinguished from its seed parent, ‘POUlclaus’ by the following combination of characteristics: whereas ‘POULclaus’ bears semi-double deep red flowers (about 14 to about 18 petals), ‘WEKsnacare’ bears flowers of velvet red coloration with a white eye with significantly higher petalage (about 20 to 25 petals). The new variety has a bushy compact and rounded growing habit with short to medium length stems (about 8 to about 42 cm.) whereas the seed parent has a significantly more spreading growing habit with medium to long length stems.
The new variety may be distinguished from its pollen parent, ‘Times Square’ by the following combination of characteristics: whereas ‘WEKsnacare’ bears small size flowers in clusters of 2 to 4 per stem, ‘Times Square’ bears significantly larger flowers in clusters with a significantly higher number of flowers. The new variety is classified as a miniature with small size foliage whereas ‘Times square’ is classified as a floribunda with significantly larger foliage.
Campell Bruce R.
Christie Parker & Hale LLP
McCormick Susan B.
Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower Inc.
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