Plants – Rose – Shrub
Plant Patent
2002-09-13
2004-11-30
Locker, Howard J. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Shrub
Plant Patent
active
PP015374
ABSTRACT:
Classification: The present invention relates to a new
Rosa hybrida
plant.
Variety denomination: The new plant has the varietal denomination ‘WEKmorfis’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Shrub Rose. The varietal denomination of the new variety is ‘WEKmorfis’. It has undisseminated seedlings of my creation as its seed and pollen parents.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Among the features which distinguish the new variety from other presently available and commercial rose cultivars known to the inventor are the following combination of characteristics: its unusual velvet dark purple flower coloration, its nearly horizontal zone of lighter coloration forming a broad ‘V’ shaped at the petal base, its petals that recurve inward at the half open stage, its red-purple filaments and styles and its red suffusion on the rachis and the stipule. The plant has a bushy to somewhat spreading growing habit, suitable for outdoor garden decoration.
Asexual reproduction of the new variety by budding as performed in Kern County and Upland, Calif., shows that the foregoing and other distinguishing characteristics come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding asexual propagations. ‘WEKmorfis’ may be asexually propagated by cuttings, budding and grafting.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTS
The new rose may be distinguished from its seed parent, an undisseminated seedling of my creation by the following combination of characteristics: whereas the undisseminated seedling bears moderately small flowers (about 3.8 to 4.9 cm. in diameter) and foliage, ‘WEKmorfis’ bears significantly larger flowers (about 5.7 to about 7.8 cm. in diameter) and foliage. The seed parent is a floribunda rose with a medium compact mature habit, whereas ‘WEKmorfis’ is classified as a shrub rose with a significantly larger and more spreading mature growing habit.
The new variety may be distinguished from its pollen parent, an undisseminated seedling of my creation by the following combination of characteristics: whereas ‘WEKmorfis’ bears medium sized flowers of velvet dark purple coloration with a white eye and with semidouble petalage (about 7 to 9 petals), the undisseminated seedling bears significantly larger flowers of purple-pink coloration with more double petalage (about 15 to 20 petals). The pollen parent bears foliage with a very glossy finish, whereas ‘WEKmorfis’ bears foliage with a semiglossy finish.
Christie Parker & Hale LLP
Locker Howard J.
Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower Inc.
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