Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Euphorbia
Plant Patent
2003-03-07
2004-03-30
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Euphorbia
Plant Patent
active
PP014662
ABSTRACT:
Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed:
Euphorbia pulcherrima.
Variety denomination: Fisolymp.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of poinsettia plant known by the vareity denomination ‘Fisolymp’, and botanically known as
Euphorbia pulcherrima.
‘Fisolymp’ was discovered by the inventor, Katharina Zerr, from an induced mutation in the variety ‘Fismille’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,660). ‘Fismille’ is characterized by large, bright red colored bracts, dark-green foliage almost without lobes, upright and moderately tall plant habit, and very early flowering time.
Irradiation of young plants of ‘Fismille’ was conducted in Ahrensburg, Germany, in May 1998. The treated plants were grown out in Hillscheid, Germany, and were propagated by cuttings. The flowering plants derived thereof were screened for positive mutations by Katharina Zerr, the inventor/breeder throughout 1999.
One plant, designated no. 373-1, was chos n b cause of its darker red bract color. Three months later the plant was multiplied by vegetative cuttings and the resulting plants were examined in the fall of 2000, and again in the fall of 2001. They proved to be uniform and stable.
Horticultural examination of the plants starting in 2001 and continuing thereafter has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘Fisolymp’ are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of ‘Fisolymp’, which in combination distinguish this Poinsettia as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Uniform, deep red bract color;
2. Medium sized inflorescence, ovate bracts and relatively many cyathia;
3. Uniform dark-green foliage, ovate leaves almost without lobes;
4. Medium sized, rounded plant habit; and
5. Early to medium flowering response.
‘Fisolymp’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day-length. The following observations, measurements and comparisons describe plants grown in Hillscheid, Germany, under greenhouse conditions which approximate those generally used in commercial practice.
Of the many commercial cultivars known to the inventor, the most similar in comparison to ‘Fisolymp’ is the parental cultivar ‘Fismille’. In comparison to ‘Fismille’, ‘Fisolymp’ has smaller inflorescences with shorter bracts of somewhat deeper red bract color. Furthermore, plant habit is somewhat more rounded, slightly shorter and wider, less upright, and flowering response is not quite as early. The primary advantage of ‘Fisolymp’ is that it can be grown under the same culture regime as many other varieties, while the variety ‘Fismille’ is flowers earlier and may require extra treatment with growth regulator in order to avoid very large, overhanging bracts.
Campell Bruce R.
Florfis Ag
Foley & Lardner
Hwu June
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