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Celosia plant named `Venezuela Pink` |
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Celosia plant named `Venezuela Pink`
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| Patent Drawings: | |
| Inventor: |
Schoorl |
| Date Issued: |
October 14, 2008 |
| Application: |
11/881,791 |
| Filed: |
July 27, 2007 |
| Inventors: |
Schoorl; Paul (Rijsenhout, NL)
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| Assignee: |
Helga Fehmel-Fleisher (Achern, DE) |
| Primary Examiner: |
Bell; Kent L. |
| Assistant Examiner: |
Hwu; June |
| Attorney Or Agent: |
Whealy; C. A. |
| U.S. Class: |
PLT/263.1 |
| Field Of Search: |
PLT/263.1 |
| International Class: |
A01H 5/00 |
| U.S Patent Documents: |
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| Foreign Patent Documents: |
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| Other References: |
Upov-rom Plant Variety Database 2007/06 GTI Jouve Retrieval Software, Citation for Celosia `Venezuela Pink` one page. cited by examiner. |
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| Abstract: |
A new and distinct cultivar of Celosia plant named `Venezuela Pink`, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; light purple-colored flowers arranged on dense compound spikes; and good garden performance. |
| Claim: |
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Celosia plant named `Venezuela Pink` as illustrated and described. |
| Description: |
Botanical designation:Celosia argentea.
Cultivar denomination: `VENEZUELA PINK`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Celosia, botanically known as Celosia argentea and hereinafter referred to by the name `Venezuela Pink`.
The new Celosia is a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of the Celosia argentea cultivar Venezuela Dark, not patented. The new Celosia was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within a population ofplants of the cultivar Venezuela Dark in a greenhouse controlled environment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in 2004.
Asexual reproduction of the new Celosia by cuttings in a controlled environment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands since 2004, has shown that the unique features of this new Celosia are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Venezuela Pink 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 intensity without, however, anyvariance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of `Venezuela Pink`. These characteristics in combination distinguish `Venezuela Pink` as a new and distinct cultivar of Celosia: 1. Uprightand compact plant habit. 2. Freely branching habit. 3. Freely flowering habit. 4. Light purple-colored flowers arranged on dense compound spikes. 5. Good garden performance.
Plants of the new Celosia differ from plants of the parent, the cultivar Venezuela Dark, primarily in flower color as plants of the cultivar Venezuela Dark have darker colored flowers than plants of the new Celosia. In addition, plants of thenew Celosia are more compact than and not as vigorous as plants of the cultivar Venezuela Dark.
Plants of the new Celosia can be compared to plants of the cultivar Zancelor, disclosed in a U.S. Plant patent application No. 11/881,792 filed concurrently. Plants of the new Celosia and the cultivar Zancelor differ primarily in inflorescenceform and flower color.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Celosia, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightlyfrom the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Celosia.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `Venezuela Pink` grown in a container.
The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of typical leaves and inflorescences of `Venezuela Pink`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photograph and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown during the autumn in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in containers and under commercial practice in a glass-covered greenhouse with day and nighttemperatures ranging from 20.degree. C. to 22.degree. C. Plants were pinched one time. Plants had been growing for about four months when the photographs 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: Celosia argentea cultivar Venezuela Pink. Parentage: Naturally-occurring whole plant mutation ofCelosia argentea cultivar Venezuela Dark, not patented. Propagation: Type.--By cuttings. Time to initiate and develop roots.--About 9 to 14 days. Root description.--Fine, fibrous; greyed brown, 199D, in color. Rooting habit.--Freely branching; dense. Plant description: Plant form/habit.--Herbaceous annual typically grown as a potted plant. Upright and compact plant habit; narrow inverted triangle. Freely branching habit; about five lateral branches per plant developed when pinched. Moderate to lowvigor. Plant height.--About 25 cm. Plant width (spread).--About 18 cm. Lateral branches.--Length: About 20 cm to 22 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm to 4 mm. Internode length: About 1 cm to 1.5 cm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 138B overlain with176C. Foliage description: Arrangement.--Alternate; simple. Length.--About 6 cm to 10 cm. Width.--About 2 cm to 4 cm. Shape.--Elliptic to lanceolate. Apex.--Acute. Base.--Attenuate. Margin.--Crenate to entire. Texture, upper and lowersurfaces.--Smooth, glabrous. Venation pattern.--Pinnate. Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 137A. Developing leaves, lower surface: 139B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: 137A; random sectors and spots, 187A. venation, 154D. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: 138A; venation, 199D. Petiole length.--About 1 cm to 2.5 cm. Petiole diameter.--About 2 mm. Petiole texture, upper and lower surfaces.--Smooth, glabrous. Petiole color, upper surface.--154D. Petiole color, lowersurface.--199D. Flower description: Flower type/habit.--Single tubular flowers arranged in terminal compound spikes; flowers face mostly upright. Freely flowering habit, about 800 to 1,000 flowers per inflorescence; inflorescences dense. Fragrance.--None detected. Natural flowering season.--Continuously flowering during the summer in The Netherlands. Flowers persistent. Postproduction longevity.--Inflorescences last about two to three months on the plant. Inflorescence height.--About6 cm. Inflorescence diameter.--About 5 cm. Flower diameter.--About 2 mm. Flower depth.--About 1.5 mm to 1.8 mm. Petals.--None observed. Sepals.--Quantity per flower: Typically five. Length: About 8 mm. Width: About 1 mm. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex:Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening and fully opened, upper surface: 77B to 77C; color becoming closer to 77D with development. When opening and fully opened, lower surface: 77B to 77C;color becoming closer to 77D with development. Pedicels.--Length: About 2 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Angle: About 45.degree. from vertical. Strength: Weak; flexible. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: 144C. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantityper flower: Typically five. Filament color: Closer to N81B. Anther shape: Elliptic. Anther length: About 1 mm. Anther color: Close to N81B. Pollen amount: Scarce. Pollen color: Close to 13A. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Stigma color: Closeto 154D. Style length: About 9 mm. Style color: Close to N74B. Ovary color: Close to 165D. Seeds.--Length: About 1.5 mm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm. Color: 202A. Disease/pest resistance: Plants of the new Celosia have not been noted to be resistant topathogens and pests common to Celosia. Garden performance: Plants of the new Celosia have been observed to have good garden performance and tolerate rain, wind and temperatures ranging from about 5.degree. C. to 35.degree. C.
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