Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Impatiens
Plant Patent
2001-06-11
2002-09-24
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Impatiens
Plant Patent
active
PP013009
ABSTRACT:
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Impatiens hawkeri
cultivar Monaco.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant, botanically known as
Impatiens hawkeri
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name Monaco.
The new Impatiens is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Stuttgart, Germany. The objective of the breeding program is to develop new freely branching Impatiens cultivars with compact plant habit, numerous flowers and interesting flower and foliage colors.
The new Impatiens originated from a cross made by the Inventor during the fall of 1996 of a proprietary
Impatiens hawkeri
selection identified as code number A 70, not patented, as the female, or seed parent, with a proprietary
Impatiens hawkeri
selection identified as code number O 024, not patented, as the male, or pollen parent. The cultivar Monaco was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in controlled environment in Stuttgart, Germany, in May, 1997.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken at Stuttgart, Germany, since July, 1997, has shown that the unique features of this new Impatiens are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Monaco’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Monaco’ as a new Impatiens cultivar and distinguish it from other known Impatiens cultivars:
1. Large rounded pink and purple bi-colored flowers.
2. Freely flowering habit with flowers positioned above or beyond the foliage.
3. Compact, mounded and outwardly spreading plant habit.
4. Freely branching growth habit.
5. Dark green-colored leaves.
6. Good weather tolerance.
Plants of the new Impatiens differ from plants of the parent selections primarily in plant growth habit, leaf color and flower color.
Campell Bruce R.
Klemm + Sohn GmbH & Co. KG
Para Annette H.
Whealy C. A.
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