Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Verbena
Plant Patent
2002-03-27
2003-08-05
Bell, Kent (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Verbena
Plant Patent
active
PP014050
ABSTRACT:
LATIN NAME OF GENUS AND SPECIES OF PLANT CLAIMED
Verbena hybrida.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘Baltublue’.
BACKGROUND OF INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct verbena plant, botanically known as
Verbena hybrida
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Baltublue’.
The new cultivar was developed by the inventor in a controlled breeding program during 1998, at Arroyo Grande, Calif. The objective of the breeding program was the development of verbena cultivars with a spreading and trailing habit, continuous flowering, excellent basal branching and dark green foliage.
The female (seed) parent of ‘Baltublue’ was the verbena variety ‘Summaref TP-V’ U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,411), which exhibits a trailing habit, dark purple flowers and medium green foliage. The male (pollen) parent of ‘Baltublue’ was the verbena variety Heirloom Light Blue (not known to be patented) which exhibits a semi-upright habit and light lavender flowers. ‘Baltublue’ was selected in September 1999 as a single flowering plant from within the progeny of the above stated cross and was initially designated 132-2.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings has demonstrated that the characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF INVENTION
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention:
(a) Exhibits violet flowers;
(b) Forms sharply lobed, dark green foliage;
(c) Exhibits a good basal branching character; and
(d) Exhibits a spreading and trailing growth habit.
The new cultivar of the present invention can be compared to ‘Balazdapi’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,807). In side by side comparison, plants of the new cultivar have smaller inflorescences and flowers of a lighter violet color than plants of ‘Balazdapi’.
Ball FloraPlant, a division of Ball Horticultural Company
Bell Kent
Wood Phillips Katz Clark & Mortimer
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