Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Verbena
Plant Patent
2001-03-30
2002-07-23
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Verbena
Plant Patent
active
PP012785
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct verbena plant, botanically known as
Verbena hybrida
, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balwilpuri’.
The new cultivar was developed by the inventor through a controlled breeding program during 1998, at Arroyo Grande, Calif. The objective of breeding program was the development of verbena cultivars with semi-trailing mounded habit, continuous flowering, excellent basal branching and small dark green foliage.
The female (seed) parent of ‘Balwilpuri’ was the proprietary verbena cultivar designated PAS36117, which exhibits a semi-trailing growth habit, dark purple flowers and serrated medium green foliage. The male (pollen) parent of Balwilpuri was the commercially available verbena ‘SUNVP-SU’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,311) which exhibits a vigorous trailing growth habit, red flowers and dark green foliage.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings in Arroyo Grande, Calif. and West Chicago, Ill. has demonstrated that the characteristics of the new cultivar as herein described are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It was found that the cultivar of the present invention:
(a) exhibits purple flowers,
(b) forms dark green foliage,
(c) exhibits a good basal branching character and
(d) exhibits an upright mounded and trailing growth habit.
When the new cultivar of the present invention is compared to its male parent, ‘SUNVP-SU’ it is found that the new cultivar has larger leaves, wider inflorescences and flowers of a bluer color. When compared to ‘Temari Violet’ (unpatented) it is found that ‘Balwilpuri’ has larger leaves, smaller flowers and more flowers per inflorescence as detailed in Table A.
Ball FloraPlant, a division of Ball Horticultural Company
Bell Kent L.
Campell Bruce R.
Gardner Carton & Douglas
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