New Guinea Impatiens Plant Named ‘Balceblicol’

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2001-01-30

2003-01-14

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Impatiens

Plant Patent

active

PP013468

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct New Guinca impatiens plant, botanically known as
Impatiens hawkeri
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balceblico’.
The new cultivar was developed by the inventor through a controlled breeding program during 1997 in Arroyo Grande, Calif. The objective of the breeding program was to develop cultivars with numerous large flowers, compact to moderate growth habit and excellent basal branching.
The female (seed) parent of ‘Balceblico’ was the proprieitary
Impatiens hawkeri
cultivar designated ‘50-4’ (non-patented), characterized by its pink flowers, compact habit and dark green foilage. The male (pollen) parent of ‘Balceblico’ was the proprietary
Impatiens hawkeri
cultivar designated ‘1578’ (non-patented), characterized by its salmon flowers, compact habit and dark green variegated foliage. ‘Balceblico’ was discovered and selected as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross by the inventor in December of 1997.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal or stem cuttings has demonstrated that the characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation. ‘Balceblico’ has been asexually reproduced in Arroyo Grande, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention:
(a) Exhibits large round light coral flowers,
(b) Forms bronze foilage with yellow/orange variegation,
(c) Exhibits a good basal branching character, and
(d) Exhibits an upright mounded growth habit.
The new cultivar of the present invention can be compared to Celebration Deep Coral (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,214). In side by side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of Celebration Deep Coral by the following characteristics: it is found that the new cultivar is more compact, has larger flowers that are more orange in color and different foliage variegation. A detailed comparison can be found in Table A, below.
TABLE A
CELEBRATION
CHARACTERISTIC
‘BALCEBLICO’
DEEP CORAL
PLANT HEIGHT
19.6 cm
27.1 cm
NUMBER OF
8.5
9
BRANCHES
BRANCH LENGTH
15.4 cm 
23.3 cm 
BRANCH DIAMETER
 .8 cm
 .9 cm
INTERNODE LENGTH
4.1 cm
5.8 cm
BUD LENGTH
2.1 cm
2.2 cm
BUD DIAMETER
1.3 cm
1.3 cm
PEDUNCLE LENGTH
4.4 cm
4.9 cm
FLOWER DIAMETER
7.2 cm
6.8 cm
PETAL COLOR-FULLY
BETWEEN 41A &
50 A
OPENED-UPPER
41B WITH “EYE”
SURFACE
OF BETWEEN 60C
& 60D
SPUR LENGTH
4.9 cm
5.2 cm
SPUR COLOR
LIGHTER THAN 60D
53 C
MATURE LEAF COLOR-
200A AT EDGES;
UPPER SURFACE
MIXTURE OF 170A
187A WITH
AND 167A WITH
MIDRIB OF 45B
VEINATION OF 187D
AND 19A
LEAF LENGTH ×
8.1 × 2.5 cm
8.4 × 3.5 cm
WIDTH
PETIOLE LENGTH
 .6 cm
 .9 cm

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