Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Petunia
Plant Patent
2001-06-12
2003-04-08
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Petunia
Plant Patent
active
PP013715
ABSTRACT:
BOTANICAL/COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION
Petunia hybrida
/Petunia Plant
VARIETAL DENOMINATION
cv. ‘Sunbelkuopi’
BACKGROUND OF THE VARIETY
The Petunia is a very popular plant that is used for flower bedding and potting in the summer season. There are only a few varieties of the Petunia plants which do not have an upright growth habit and which have a high resistance to rain, heat, cold, and diseases. The Petunias of the Revolution series include ‘Revolution Purplepink’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,915), ‘Revolution Brilliantpink’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,914), ‘Revolution Brilliantpink-mini’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,899), and ‘Revolution Bluevein’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,322). These are decumbent type plants having long stems, a low plant height, abundant branching, and a high resistance to heat, cold, and rain. However, there are only a few Petunia varieties having a great profusion of flowers, small vivid purplish-red colored flowers, and a high resistance to rain, heat, cold, and diseases. Accordingly, this invention was aimed at obtaining a new Petunia variety having small vivid purplish-red colored flowers, together with the above features.
The new variety of Petunia plant according to this invention originated from a controlled crossing involving as female parent ‘CDS02’ (non-patented in the United States), ‘CDS02’ was the product of the cross of
Petunia sellowiana Sendtu
named ‘CD1’ (non-patented in the United States) and a wild type of Petunia plant native to Brazil named ‘A1’ (non-patented in the United States). The male parent was ‘CDS01’ (non-patented in the United States). ‘CDS01’ was the product of a cross of
Petunia sellowiana Sendtu
named ‘CD2’ (non-patented in the United States) and a wild type of Petunia plant native to Brazil named ‘A2’ (non-patented in the United States). In May, 1993, the series of controlled crosses was conducted with
Petunia sellowiana Sendtu
named ‘CD1’ and ‘CD2’, and a wild type of Petunia plant native to Brazil named ‘A1’ and ‘A2’. From that crossing, 240 seedlings were obtained and 4 seedlings which included ‘CDS01’ and ‘CDS02’ were selected by March 1994. Subsequently, 500 seedlings were obtained from a crossing of these 4 seedlings. Ten seedlings were selected by March 1995. These 10 seedlings were propagated by the use cuttings and were grown in a trial in flower beds and in containers by October 1996. Finally, a single seedling was selected and the botanical characteristics of the plant were evaluated. As a result, it was concluded that this new variety is distinguishable from other varieties, and this variety of Petunia plant was named ‘Sunbelkuopi’.
This new variety of Petunia plant named ‘Sunbelkuopi’ was asexually reproduced by the use of cuttings at Oomori-cho, Yokaichi-shi, Shiga-ken, Japan, and the homogeneity and stability thereof were confirmed. It commonly takes approximately two weeks to initiate the rooting of cuttings of the new variety of the present invention.
In the following description, the color identification is in accordance with The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England.
SUMMARY OF THE NEW VARIETY
Described herein is a decumbent type Petunia plant named ‘Sunbelkuopi’ having very small vivid purplish-pink flowers. The plant has abundant branching, a great profusion of blooms, and the entire plant remains in bloom for a considerable period of time. The plant is highly resistant to rain, heat, cold and disease. This new variety of Petunia plant is suitable for growing in pots, hanging baskets, and flower beds.
The plants described and depicted herein had been propagated by the use of cuttings and were approximately 28 weeks of age. Such plants were grown under controlled greenhouse conditions under full sunshine with no shielding from light. The minimum temperature at night was maintained above 13° C. The plants were fertilized on a weekly basis.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP12086 (2001-09-01), Bessho et al.
UPOV-ROM GTITM Computer Database, 2001/06, GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, citation for ‘Sunbelkuopi’.
Campell Bruce R.
McCormick Susan B.
Suntory Limited
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