Petunia plant named ‘Balrufimla’

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2002-03-26

2004-06-22

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Petunia

Plant Patent

active

PP014930

ABSTRACT:

Latin name of the genus and species of plant claimed:
Petunia×hybrida
Variety denomination: ‘Balrufimla’
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct Double Petunia plant, botanically known as
Petunia×hybrida,
and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balrufimla’.
‘Balrufimla’ is the result of a planned breeding program with the objective of developing Petunia cultivars with large, double flowers and vigorous mounded-trailing growth habits.
The female parent of ‘Balrufimla’ was the proprietary
Petunia×hybrida
selection, designated ‘BFP-33’, (not patented) which exhibits a trailing habit and purple flowers. The male parent of ‘Balrufimla’ was the proprietary
Petunia×hybrida
selection, designated ‘BFP-86’, (not patented) which exhibits a trailing habit and pink and white bicolored flowers. The new cultivar was discovered and selected as a single seedling originating from within the progeny of the above stated cross during September 1998 in a controlled environment at Arroyo Grande, Calif. and was initially designated ‘BFP-796’.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar has been carried out at Arroyo Grande, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill. by terminal tip cuttings and has demonstrated that the unique characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention:
(a) exhibits fully double, lavender flowers;
(b) forms dark green foliage;
(c) exhibits a good basal branching character; and
(d) exhibits a vigorous mounded-trailing growth habit.
The new cultivar of the present invention can be compared to MarcoPolo™ Adventurer (patent status and denomination unknown by the inventor). However in side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar are more vigorous, more floriferous and have larger flowers than Marco Polo™ Adventurer.

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