Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Phlox
Plant Patent
2001-03-07
2002-12-24
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Phlox
Plant Patent
active
PP013420
ABSTRACT:
BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Phlox subulata ‘Cotton Candy’.
CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
The application for Phlox ‘Cotton Candy’ will be co-pending with another application entitled Phlox Plant Named ‘Bubble Gum’, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/801,205, having the same inventor and filing date as the present invention.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Moss Phlox known botanically as
Phlox subulata
(not patented) and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Cotton Candy’. In 1998 the new cultivar was discovered by the inventor, in a cultivated area of Albany, Oreg. ‘Cotton Candy’ was a spontaneously occurring sport that was discovered as a branch on
Phlox subulata
‘Candy Stripe’, (not patented).
‘Cotton Candy’ is characterized by uniformity in containers, prolific blooming, vigor, and a tall profile with white flowers held on long stems above the foliage. ‘Cotton Candy’ is distinguished from the parent plant ‘Candy Stripe’ by light green foliage and white flowers. It differs from ‘White Delight’ (unpatented) by its vigor, abundance of flowers, tall flowers, short coarse leaves, and uniformity in containers.
After the sport was observed for performance over a period of months, ‘Cotton Candy’ was propagated in a cultivated area of Albany, Oreg. The first asexual propagation was accomplished by the inventor in 1998, using vegetative cuttings. The distinguishing characteristics have been determined stable and are reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and represent the characteristics of the new cultivar. These attributes in combination distinguish this cultivar from all other commercial varieties. ‘Cotton Candy’ has not been tested under all possible conditions and phenotypic differences may be observed with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural conditions, however, without any variance in genotype.
1. ‘Cotton Candy’ is uniform in containers.
2. ‘Cotton Candy’ is tall with flowers held above foliage.
3. ‘Cotton Candy’ is a prolific bloomer.
4. ‘Cotton Candy’ is vigorous in growth.
5. ‘Cotton Candy’ has white flowers.
6. ‘Cotton Candy’ has short, coarse, light green leaves.
7. ‘Cotton Candy’ is hardy to USDA Zone 3.
Bourgeois Mark P.
Haas W C
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