Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-11-01
2001-08-07
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012038
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Poinsettia plant, botanically known as
Euphorbia pulcherrima
Willd., and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Winpeach’.
The new cultivar is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Encinitas, Calif. The objective of the program is to create new Poinsettia cultivars having interesting bract and leaf display, color and form; strong and freely branching stems; and excellent post-production longevity.
The new cultivar orginated from a cross made by the Inventor of the proprietary selection identified as 95-015-0854, as the female, or seed parent, with the proprietary selection identified as P-30, as the male, or pollen parent.
The cultivar Winpeach was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Encinitas, Calif. in December, 1996.
Asexual reproduction of the new Poinsettia by terminal cuttings taken at Encinitas, Calif., has shown that the unique features of this new Poinsettia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Winpeach’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Winpeach’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Incurved and curled light pink bracts.
2. Early flowering, response time about 8.5 weeks.
3. Medium green leaves.
4. Tall and upright plant habit.
5. Good postproduction longevity.
In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Encinitas, Calif., plants of the new Poinsettia have darker colored leaves and bracts than plants of the female parent, the selection 95-015-0854. In addition, plants of the new Poinsettia and the selection 95-015-0854 differ in leaf shape. Plants of the new Poinsettia are more compact than the white-bract male parent, the selection P-30.
Plants of the new Poinsettia can be compared to plants of the cultivar Winred, U.S. Plant Patent application Ser. No. 09/431,243. However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Encinitas, Calif., plants of the new Poinsettia and plants of the ‘Winred’ differ primarily in bract, leaf and petiole color.
Plants of the new Poinsettia can also be compared to plants of the cultivar Windark, disclosed in U.S. Plant Patent application Ser. No. 09/087,917. However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Encinitas, Calif., plants of the new Poinsettia differed from plants of ‘Windark’ in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Poinsettia are not as freely branching as plants of ‘Windark’.
2. Plants of the new Poinsettia and ‘Winred’ differ in petiole color.
3. Plants of the new Poinsettia have larger and lighter green leaves than plants of ‘Windark’.
4. Plants of the new Poinsettia have larger inflorescences than plants of ‘Windark’.
5. Flower bract color of the new Poinsettia is light pink whereas flower bract color of ‘Windark’ is red.
Campell Bruce R.
Kizilkaya Michelle
Paul Ecke Ranch Inc.
Whealy C. A.
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