Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-07-24
2002-03-05
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012442
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant, botanically known as
Petunia×hybrida
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name White Spice.
The new Petunia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in East Bend, N.C. The new Petunia originated from a self-pollination made by the Inventor of the
Petunia×hybrida
cultivar Purple Wave, not patented. The new Petunia was selected from a single plant of the resulting progeny by the Inventor in June, 1998, on the basis of its white-colored flowers.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken in East Bend and Winston-Salem, N.C. has shown that the unique features of this new Petunia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the cultivar White Spice have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, daylength, and fertility level without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘White Spice’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘White Spice’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Uniform cascading and outwardly spreading plant habit.
2. Freely and continuous branching.
3. Numerous fragrant white-colored flowers.
4. Excellent garden performance and tolerance to high temperatures.
Compared to plants of the parent cultivar, Purple Wave, plants of the new Petunia have fragrant white-colored flowers whereas flowers of ‘Purple Wave’ are purple-colored and not fragrant.
Baker Wendy C
Campell Bruce R.
Farmstead Nursery, Inc.
Whealey C. A.
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