Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
2000-05-18
2001-12-04
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP012250
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Streptocarpus plant, botanically known as
Streptocarpus×hybridus,
and known by the cultivar name Artemis. ‘Artemis’ was developed through controlled breeding by crossing Mikkelsen Seedling No. 92-153-7 (seed parent) (unpatented) with Mikkelsen Seedling No. 92-176-3 (pollen parent) (unpatented). The seed and pollen parents are proprietary breeding lines which have not been sold or made publicly available in this country.
Asexual reproduction of leaf cuttings has shown that the unique features of this new Streptocarpus are stabilized and are reproduced true to type in successive propagations. The plant was first propagated in Ashtabula, Ohio.
The following characteristics distinguish the new Streptocarpus from other cultivated Streptocarpus of this type known to the inventor. The characteristics are described with comparative reference to the cultivars Demeter (unpatented) and Marna (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,524).
1. ‘Artemis’ has lavender-purple colored flowers of Violet Group 83B with netted areas of Violet Group 83A while ‘Demeter’ has colored flowers of Violet Group 87A with netting of White Group 155C and ‘Marna’ has colored flowers of Violet-Blue Group 89A.
2. ‘Artemis’ has a white throat on upper two petals and a lavender-purple throat on lower three petals while ‘Demeter’ has a white throat with violet streaking on all five petals and ‘Marna’ has a yellow throat on lower three petals and white throat on upper two petals.
3. ‘Artemis’ has smaller flowers at 45 to 50 mm in diameter than ‘Demeter’ at 50 to 55 mm and ‘Marna’ at 60 to 65 mm.
4. ‘Artemis’ has leaves that average 15 to 18 cm long and 5.5 to 6.5 cm wide while ‘Demeter’ has leaves 15 to 18 cm long and 4.5 to 5 cm wide and the leaves of ‘Marna’ are longer at 23 to 25 cm and 5.5 to 6.5 wide.
5. ‘Artemis’ is similar in height to ‘Demeter’ at 13 to 15 cm but shorter than ‘Marna’ at 18 to 20 cm.
6. ‘Artemis’ is intermediate in sepal coloration with a light red-purple cast and ‘Demeter’ having a heavy red-purple cast, and ‘Marna’ having green sepals.
7. ‘Artemis’ has a pistil that is white with violet cast and a white style, while ‘Demeter’ has both with a violet cast and ‘Marna’ has both being white.
8. The netting pattern of ‘Artemis’ is intermediate between ‘Demeter’ with heavy white netting and ‘Marna’ having a solid color.
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the cultivar taken as a face view of the plant and showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.
Bell Kent L.
Campell Bruce R.
Oglevee Ltd.
Webb Ziesenheim & Logsdon Orkin & Hanson, P.C.
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