Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Geranium
Plant Patent
2001-06-08
2003-01-28
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Geranium
Plant Patent
active
PP013521
ABSTRACT:
CLASSIFICATION
Pelargonium×hortorum.
VARIETAL DENOMINATION
‘Stardom Pink and White’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of
Pelargonium×hortorum
known by the varietal name ‘Stardom Pink and White’, Breeder No. 6DG2570. The new variety was discovered in Lompoc, Calif. The new variety is a result of cross breeding of Seedling Single White #2077 (female) (unpatented) and ‘Maureen’ (male) (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,512). The new variety exhibits similar flower color to ‘Maureen’, but differs in its double flowers compared to the female parent's single flowers and different flower color than ‘Maureen’. The flower color of the new variety is deeper than that of ‘Eclipse Light Salmon’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,926. The new variety was first asexually reproduced by cuttings in Lompoc, Calif. The new variety has been trial and field tested and has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics and remain true to type through successive propagations.
The new variety, when grown in a glass greenhouse in Connellsville, Pa. using full light, 60° F. night temperature and 68° F. day temperature and grown in a soilless media with constant fertilizer at 200-250 ppm nitrogen and potassium has a response time of six weeks to flowering from a rooted cutting to flowering in a 10 cm pot.
Campell Bruce R.
Oglevee Ltd.
Para Annette
Webb Ziesenheim & Logsdon Orkin & Hanson, P.C.
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