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Phlox plant named `Wendy House` |
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Phlox plant named `Wendy House`
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| Inventor: |
Verschoor |
| Date Issued: |
October 30, 2007 |
| Application: |
11/454,070 |
| Filed: |
June 15, 2006 |
| Inventors: |
Verschoor; Jan (Haarlem, NL)
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| Assignee: |
Witteman + Co. (Hillegom, NL) |
| Primary Examiner: |
Bell; Kent |
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| Attorney Or Agent: |
Whealy; C. A. |
| U.S. Class: |
PLT/320 |
| Field Of Search: |
PLT/320 |
| International Class: |
A01H 5/00 |
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| Abstract: |
A new and distinct cultivar of Phlox plant named `Wendy House` characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely basally branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; attractive dark purple-colored flowers; freely and continuous flowering habit; resistance to Powdery Mildew; and good garden performance. |
| Claim: |
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Phlox plant named `Wendy House` as illustrated and described. |
| Description: |
Botanical designation: Phloxpaniculata.
Cultivar denomination: `Wendy House`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Phlox, botanically known as Phlox paniculata and hereinafter referred to by the name `Wendy House`.
The new Phlox is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Haarlem, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program was to create new compact Phlox cultivars with attractive flower coloration and Powdery Mildewresistance.
The new Phlox originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in 2002 in Haarlem, The Netherlands, of two unidentified selections of Phlox paniculata, not patented. The new Phlox was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a singleflowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled environment in Haarlem, The Netherlands in 2003.
Asexual reproduction of the new Phlox by vegetative cuttings in a controlled environment in Haarlem, The Netherlands since 2003, has shown that the unique features of this new Phlox are stable and reproduced true to type in successivegenerations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Wendy House has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment and cultural practices such as temperature and light without, however, any variance ingenotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be unique characteristics of `Wendy House`. These characteristics in combination distinguish `Wendy House` as a new and distinct cultivar of Phlox: 1. Upright and compactplant habit. 2. Freely basally branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit. 3. Attractive dark purple-colored flowers that resist fading. 4. Freely and continuous flowering habit. 5. Resistant to Powdery Mildew. 6. Good garden performance.
Compared to plants of the parent selections, plants of the new Phlox are more compact and differ in flower coloration.
Plants of the new Phlox can also be compared to plants of the cultivar Nichy, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Haarlem, The Netherlands, plants of the new Phlox and the cultivar Nichy differed primarily in flower color asplants of the cultivar Nichy had purple-colored flowers that faded with development. In addition, plants of the new Phlox were more resistant to Powdery Mildew than plants of the cultivar Nichy.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new Phlox, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photography may differ slightly fromthe color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Phlox. The photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `Wendy House` grown in a container.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photograph and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown in Haarlem, The Netherlands, under commercial practice during the summer in an outdoor nursery with day temperatures ranging from 18.degree. C. to 32.degree. C. and night temperatures ranging from 10.degree. C. to 18.degree. C. Plants were grown for about one year when the photograph and description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The RoyalHorticultural Society Colour Chart, 2001 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification: Phlox paniculata cultivar Wendy House. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Unidentified selection ofPhlox paniculata, not patented. Male, or pollen, parent.--Unidentified selection of Phlox paniculata, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By vegetative cuttings. Time to produce a rooted plant.--About four weeks. Root description.--Fine; white incolor. Plant description: Plant form/habit.--Upright and compact plant habit; narrow inverted triangle; moderately vigorous growth habit. Freely basally branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit. Plant height.--About 60 cm. Plant width(spread).--About 41 cm. Lateral branches.--Length: About 46.5 cm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Internode length: About 3.3 cm. Strength: Strong. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 144A. Foliage description: Arrangement.--Opposite, simple. Length.--About10.1 cm. Width.--About 3.1 cm. Shape.--Elliptic. Apex.--Apiculate. Base.--Truncate. Margin.--Finely serrate. Texture, upper and lower surfaces.--Smooth, glabrous. Venation pattern.--Pinnate. Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: 141A. Developing leaves, lower surface: 143A. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Slightly darker than 139A; venation, 144B. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: 137B, venation, 144C. Petiole.--Length: About 3 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Texture, upperand lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: 144B to 144C. Flower description: Flower type/habit.--Single rotate and salverform flowers arranged in terminal panicles; flowers face upright and outward. Panicles conical inshape. Freely flowering habit with about 52 flower buds and flowers per inflorescence. Fragrance.--Faint; sweet. Natural flowering season.--Continuously flowering from July through August in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Flowers not persistent. Postproduction longevity.--Flowers last about ten days on the plant. Flower buds.--Height: About 1.5 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm. Shape: Elliptic. Color: 86B to 86C; towards the apex, 86A. Inflorescence height.--About 13.5 cm. Inflorescencediameter.--About 15.6 cm. Flower diameter.--About 3 cm. Flower depth.--About 2.8 cm. Petals.--Quantity per flower: Typically five in a single whorl; petals fused at the base into a narrow tube. Length: About 3.4 cm. Lobe width: About 1.8 cm. Shape:Spatulate. Apex: Retuse. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Developing and fully expanded petals, upper surface: N78A; towards the base, N74A; throat, 83B to 83C. With development, color becoming closer toN80A. Developing and fully expanded petals, lower surface: N81B; tube, 83B to 83C. Sepals.--Quantity per flower: Typically five in a single whorl, fused; narrow tubular calyx. Length: About 1.3 cm. Width: About 1.5 mm. Calyx shape: Campanulate. Apex: Narrowly apiculate. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, developing sepals, upper and lower surfaces: Towards the base, 144B; towards the apex, 146A to 147A. Color, fully expanded sepals, upper and lowersurfaces: Towards the base, 144B; towards the apex, 146A to 147A. Peduncles.--Length: About 9.9 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Angle: Erect to about 50.degree. from vertical. Strength: Strong. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 144B; towards the apex,N186C. Pedicels.--Length: About 7 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Angle: About 25.degree. to about 50.degree. from vertical. Strength: Strong. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 146B to 146C. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity per flower:Typically five; fused with petals in tube. Filament length: About 1 mm. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther length: About 2 mm. Anther color: 5D. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: 5D to 6D. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil length: About 2cm. Stigma shape: Three-parted. Stigma color: 150D. Style length: About 1.9 cm. Style color: 150D. Ovary color: 143A. Seed/fruit.--Seed and fruit development have not been observed. Disease/pest resistance: Plants of the new Phlox have been notedto be resistant to Powdery Mildew. Plants of the new Phlox have not been noted to be resistant to other pathogens and pests common to Phlox. Garden performance: Plants of the new Phlox have been observed to have good garden performance and toleraterain, wind and are winter hardy in The Netherlands.
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