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New Guinea Impatiens plant named `KIE206` |
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New Guinea Impatiens plant named `KIE206`
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| Inventor: |
Kientzler |
| Date Issued: |
March 18, 2008 |
| Application: |
11/518,586 |
| Filed: |
September 8, 2006 |
| Inventors: |
Kientzler; Ludwig (Gensingen, DE)
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| Assignee: |
The Paul Ecke Ranch (Encinitas, CA) |
| Primary Examiner: |
Haas; Wendy |
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| Attorney Or Agent: |
Whealy; C. A. |
| U.S. Class: |
PLT/318.6 |
| Field Of Search: |
PLT/318 |
| International Class: |
A01H 5/00 |
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| Abstract: |
A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named `KIE206`, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; large light orange-colored flowers with dark orange-colored splotch and stripes; and flowers positioned above and beyond the foliage. |
| Claim: |
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct New Guinea Impatiens plant named `KIE206` as illustrated and described. |
| Description: |
Botanical designation:Impatiens hawkeri.
Cultivar denomination: `KIE206`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant, botanically known as Impatiens hawkeri, and hereinafter referred to by the name `KIE206`.
The new Impatiens is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Gensingen, Germany. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new Impatiens cultivars with numerous large flowers and attractive foliage andflower coloration.
The new Impatiens originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in November, 2000, of a proprietary selection of Impatiens hawkeri identified as code number 99-492, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietaryselection of Impatiens hawkeri identified as code number 00-326, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The cultivar KIE206 was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollinationin a controlled environment in Gensingen, Germany in April, 2001.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings propagated in a controlled environment in Gensingen, Germany since May, 2001 has shown that the unique features of this new Impatiens are stable and reproduced true to type insuccessive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar KIE206 has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of `KIE206`. These characteristics in combination distinguish `KIE206` as a new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens: 1. Upright,outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit. 2. Freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit. 3. Dark green-colored leaves. 4. Freely flowering habit. 5. Large light orange-colored flowers with dark orange-colored splotch and stripes;flowers positioned above and beyond the foliage.
In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Gensingen, Germany, plants of the new Impatiens differed from plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Impatiens were more freely branching than plantsof the female parent selection. 2. Plants of the new Impatiens and the female parent selection differed in flower color.
In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Gensingen, Germany, plants of the new Impatiens differed from plants of the male parent selection in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Impatiens were more freely branching than plants ofthe male parent selection. 2. Plants of the new Impatiens had larger flowers than plants of the male parent selection.
Plants of the new Impatiens can be compared to plants of the New Guinea Impatiens cultivar BSR-195 Salmon, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,870. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Gensingen, Germany, plants of the new Impatiensdiffered from plants of the cultivar BSR-195 Salmon in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Impatiens had darker green-colored leaves than plants of the cultivar BSR-195 Salmon. 2. Plants of the new Impatiens and the cultivar BSR-195Salmon differed in flower color.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Impatiens. The photographs show the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differslightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Impatiens.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `KIE206` grown in a container.
The photograph at the top of the sheet is a close-up view of a typical flower of `KIE206`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. The following observations and measurements describeplants grown in Encinitas, Calif. during the winter and early spring in a polyethylene-covered greenhouse and under conditions and practices which approximate those generally used in commercial New Guinea Impatiens production. During the production ofthe plants, day temperatures averaged 24.degree. C., night temperatures averaged 19.degree. C. and light levels averaged 4,000 foot candles. Measurements and numerical values represent averages for typical flowering plants. Single plants were grownin one-gallon containers and were about 18 weeks old when the photographs and the detailed description were taken. Botanical classification: Impatiens hawkeri cultivar KIE206. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of Impatienshawkeri identified as code number 99-492, not patented. Male, or pollen parent.--Proprietary selection of Impatiens hawkeri identified as code number 00-326, not patented. Propagation: Type.--Vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer.--About14 days at 23.degree. C. Time to initiate roots, winter.--About 17 days at 20.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.--About 21 days at 23.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.--About 24 days at 20.degree. C. Rootdescription.--Fine, fibrous; white to brown in color. Rooting habit.--Freely branching. Plant description: Plant form.--Upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit. Growth and branching habit.--Vigorous and freely branching habit; about nineto ten lateral branches developing at the base; dense and bushy growth habit. Pinching, that is, removal of the terminal apices, is typically not required, but will enhance branching. Plant height.--About 30 cm. Plant diameter or spread.--About 48 cm. Lateral branches.--Length: About 23 cm. Diameter: About 1.1 cm. Internode length: About 6 cm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 183A. Foliage description: Arrangement.--Opposite or in whorls, simple. Length.--About 11.5 cm. Width.--About 3.2 cm. Shape.--Elliptical. Apex.--Acuminate. Base.--Attenuate. Margin.--Serrate with ciliation. Texture, upper and lower surfaces.--Smooth, glabrous. Venation pattern.--Pinnate. Color.--Developing foliage, upper surface: Darker than 147A. Developingfoliage, lower surface: Darker than 183A. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 147A; venation, 183B. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: Darker than 183A; venation, 183A. Petiole.--Length: About 2.5 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture, upper andlower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: 183B. Flower description: Flower type and flowering habit.--Single axillary flowers. Freely flowering habit; usually about six to seven open flowers and flower buds per lateral branch. Flowers positioned above the foliage and typically face upright or outward. Flowers last about one week under greenhouse conditions. Petals self-cleaning, gynoecium persistent. Flowers not fragrant. Natural flowering season.--Year-round undergreenhouse conditions. In the garden, flowering from spring until fall in Germany. Plants begin flowering about eight to twelve weeks after planting. Flower size.--Length: About 6 cm. Width: About 6 cm. Depth: About 1.5 cm. Flower buds.--Length:About 2.2 cm. Diameter: About 1 cm. Shape: Ovoid; pointed. Color: 33B to 33C. Petals.--Quantity/arrangement: Five per flower in a single whorl. Length, banner petal: About 2.7 cm. Length, lateral petals: About 2.8 cm. Length, lower petals: About3.2 cm. Width, banner petal: About 4 cm. Width, lateral petals: About 3.3 cm. Width, lower petals: About 3.8 cm. Shape: Cordate. Apex: Emarginate. Base: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color.--Whenopening, upper surface: Banner petal: 48C; central splotch, 33A. Lateral and lower petals: 49A. When opening, lower surface: 41C to 41D. Fully opened, upper surface: Banner petal: 43D; central splotch, 33A; towards the base, 67A to 67B. Lateral andlower petals: 43D; narrow central stripe, 33A; towards the base, 67A to 67B. Fully opened, lower surface: 43D; towards the center, 40C. Sepals.--Quantity/arrangement: Three; one modified into an elongated spur. Length: About 1 cm. Width: About 5 mm. Shape: Elliptical. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Obtuse. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper surface: 185D. Color, lower surface: 185A to 185B. Spur length: About 4.4 cm. Spur diameter: At flower, about 4mm; at apex, less than 1 mm. Spur texture: Smooth, glabrous. Spur color: 39B; towards the apex, 145A. Peduncles.--Length: About 4.8 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm. Angle: About 45.degree. to 55.degree. from vertical. Strength: Strong. Texture:Smooth, glabrous. Color: 146D. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity: Five fused at anthers; filaments free. Anther size: About 4 mm by 5 mm. Anther color: 10C. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 155D. Pistils: Quantity per flower:One. Pistil length: About 5 mm. Stigma shape: Rounded. Stigma color: 59D. Style color: 59A. Ovary color: 59 A. Seed/fruit.--Seed and fruit production have not been observed. Disease/pest resistance: Plants of the new Impatiens have not beenobserved to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to New Guinea Impatiens. Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Impatiens have been observed to tolerate temperatures from about 16.degree. C. to about 30.degree. C.
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