Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-04-24
2001-12-04
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012255
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cultivar of Impatiens plant, botanically known as
Impatiens hawkeri
, commercially known as New Guinea Impatiens, and known by the cultivar name ‘Ovation Blush Pink’. Ovation Blush Pink was developed in a controlled breeding program by crossing Samoa (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,422) (seed parent) with Mikkelsen Seedling No. 95-397-1 (pollen parent). The pollen parent is a proprietary breeding line which has not been sold or made publicly available in this country.
Asexual reproduction carried out by the inventor in Lompoc, Calif. by terminal or stem cuttings has shown that the unique features of this new Impatiens are stabilized and are reproduced true to type in successive propagations.
The following combination of characteristics distinguish the new Impatiens from both its parent varieties and other cultivated Impatiens of this type known and used in the floriculture industry:
1. Ovation Blush Pink is intermediate in color between Improved Samoa (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,138) having less pink blushing and Celebration Blush Pink (patent pending) which has more blushing.
2. Ovation Blush Pink has a larger flower (7.0 to 7.5 cm) than Improved Samoa and Celebration Blush Pink which both have 6.0 to 6.5 cm flowers.
3. Ovation Blush Pink has dark green foliage with Celebration Blush Pink having bright green foliage and Improved Samoa intermediate green foliage.
4. Ovation Blush Pink has shorter broader leaves than either Improved Samoa and Celebration Blush Pink which both have longer narrower leaves.
5. Ovation Blush Pink has a mounded growth habit with Celebration Blush Pink being more upright with Improved Samoa having an intermediate habit.
6. The leaves of Ovation Blush Pink do not show curling under high light condition as do the leaves of Improved Samoa and Celebration Blush Pink.
7. Ovation Blush Pink has a deep red cast to its branches with Celebration Blush Pink having a lesser red cast and Improved Samoa intermediate.
8. Ovation Blush Pink is superior to both Improved Samoa and Celebration Blush Pink in continuing to bloom under high temperature outside summer conditions.
Campell Bruce R.
Grunberg Anne Marie
Oglevee Ltd.
Webb Ziesenheim & Logsdon Orkin & Hanson, P.C.
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