Poinsettia plant named ‘Early Joy’

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1999-11-23

2002-12-24

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Euphorbia

Plant Patent

active

PP013391

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of
Euphorbia pulcherrima
known by the varietal name ‘EARLY JOY’.
The new cultivar was discovered in a planned breeding program and is a controlled cross of female Mikkelsen Seedling 93-209-1 (seed parent), unpatented with Mikkelsen Seedling, Breeding Stock No. 92-245-1, as male (pollen parent), unpatented. It was then grafted to Stock Plant No. 94-G-175 to make a branching type plant from the original non-branching seedling in 1994 at Lompoc, Calif. The graft was successful resulting in the seedling having the branching habit of 94-G-175 and retaining all other desirable characteristics. The plant was first asexually reproduced by cuttings thereafter in Lompoc, Calif. and has been repeatedly asexually reproduced by cuttings at Lompoc, Calif. Continued observations from the vegetative cuttings have confirmed that the distinguishing features of this new cultivar come true, remain stable and are retained through successive propagations.
The following traits are determined to be basic characteristics of this new cultivar which in combination distinguish this poinsettia as new and distinct:
1. Very early to flower from natural day-length thus eliminates need to black cloth for early sales.
2. Resistant to bract fading as plant ages and under low light levels of the home.
3. Long lasting cultivar.
4. Strong branch angles reduce breakage of lateral branches during shipping.
5. Bracts show resistance to botrytis and bract edge burn.
6. No powdery mildew has been observed on leaves and bracts.
The following characteristics distinguish the new Poinsettia from other cultivated Poinsettias of this type known to the inventor. The characteristics are described with comparative reference to the cultivars ‘Orion Red’ (unpatented) and ‘Festival Red’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,253).
1. ‘Early Joy’ has bracts colored Red Group 45A while ‘Orion Red’ has bracts of Red Group 46B and ‘Festival Red’ has bracts of Red Group 46A to 46B.
2. ‘Early Joy’ has ovate shaped bracts while ‘Orion Red’ and ‘Festival Red’ have oval shaped bracts.
3. ‘Early Joy’ has ovate shaped leaves while ‘Orion Red’ has oval shaped leaves.
4. ‘Early Joy’ has prominent leaf margin lobing while ‘Orion Red’ has trace leaf margin lobing.
5. ‘Early Joy’ has a similar bloom response time to ‘Orion Red’ of 7½ weeks while ‘Festival Red’ blooms at 8 weeks.
6. ‘Early Joy’ has similar bract diameters to ‘Festival Red’ of 25 to 30 cm.
7. ‘Early Joy’ has a mounded growth habit while ‘Festival Red’ has a semi-upright growth habit.

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