Plants – Rose – Floribunda or polyantha
Plant Patent
2003-11-20
2004-08-10
Grunberg, Anne Marie (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Floribunda or polyantha
Plant Patent
active
PP015076
ABSTRACT:
Classification: The present invention relates to a new
Rosa hybrida
plant.
Variety denomination: The new plant has the varietal denomination ‘WEKscemala’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Floribunda Rose. It has as its seed parent the variety known as ‘WEKplapep’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,126) and as its pollen parent the variety known as ‘MEIcauf’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,718).
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 many stipitate glands on the surface of the bud, its colors that blush and intensity from the newly opened stage to the three day old flower, its red suffusion on the style and its rough rachis with many stipitate glands and some small prickles. The plant has a moderately compact upright 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. ‘WEKscemala’ may be asexually propagated by budding and grafting. The budding and grafting successfully occurred on the plant/rootstock
Rosa hybrida
cv. ‘Dr. Huey’.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTS
The new rose may be distinguished from its seed parent, ‘WEKplapep’ by the following combination of characteristics: whereas ‘WEKscemala’ bears flowers of yellow blushed orange-red coloration with double petalage (about 22 to 27 petals), ‘WEKplapep’ bears flowers of striped red and white coloration with significantly heavier petalage (about 31 to 36 petals). The seed parent bears flowers with a strong damask and spicy fragrance, whereas the new variety bears flowers with a significantly lighter, slight tea fragrance.
The new variety may be distinguished from its pollen parent, ‘MEIcauf’ by the following combination of characteristics: whereas ‘WEKscemala’ bears medium sized flowers (about 8.4 to about 11.3 cm. in diameter) of yellow blushed orange-red coloration, ‘MEIcauf’ bears significantly larger flowers of even red coloration. The new variety is classified as a floribunda rose with a moderately compact upright medium height growing habit, whereas the pollen parent is classified as a hybrid tea rose with a significantly taller upright growing habit.
Christie Parker & Hale LLP
Grunberg Anne Marie
Para Annette H
Weeks Wholesale Rose Grower Inc.
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