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Fuchsia plant named `Goetzimpro` |
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Fuchsia plant named `Goetzimpro`
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| Inventor: |
Goetz |
| Date Issued: |
June 9, 2009 |
| Application: |
12/070,571 |
| Filed: |
February 19, 2008 |
| Inventors: |
Goetz; Wolfram (Herbrechtingen, DE)
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| Assignee: |
Amerinova Properties LLC (Bonsall, CA) |
| Primary Examiner: |
Hwu; June |
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| Attorney Or Agent: |
Whealy; C. A. |
| U.S. Class: |
PLT/300 |
| Field Of Search: |
PLT/300 |
| International Class: |
A01H 5/00 |
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| Abstract: |
A new and distinct cultivar of Fuchsia plant named `Goetzimpro`, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly arching growth habit; freely branching plant habit; light and darker pink-colored flowers; early and freely flowering habit; and good garden performance. |
| Claim: |
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Fuchsia plant named `Goetzimpro` as illustrated and described. |
| Description: |
Botanical designation:Fuchsia.times.hybrida.
Cultivar denomination: `GOETZIMPRO`.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Fuchsia, botanically known as Fuchsia.times.hybrida and hereinafter referred to by the name `Goetzimpro`.
The new Fuchsia is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Herbrechtingen, Germany. The objective of the breeding program is to create new Fuchsia cultivars that flower early and have good garden performance.
The new Fuchsia originated from a cross-pollination made by the Inventor in 2000 in Herbrechtingen, Germany of a proprietary selection of Fuchsia.times.hybrida identified as code number 58/97, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with theFuchsia.times.hybrida cultivar Goetzrose, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,492, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Fuchsia was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the statedcross-pollination in a controlled environment in Herbrechtingen, Germany in 2001.
Asexual reproduction of the new Fuchsia by terminal cuttings in a controlled environment in Herbrechtingen, Germany since the autumn of 2001, has shown that the unique features of this new Fuchsia are stable and reproduced true to type insuccessive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Goetzimpro has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment and cultural practices such as temperature, daylength 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 `Goetzimpro`. These characteristics in combination distinguish `Goetzimpro` as a new and distinct cultivar of Fuchsia: 1. Compact, uprightto outwardly arching growth habit. 2. Freely branching plant habit. 3. Light and darker pink-colored flowers. 4. Early and freely flowering habit. 5. Good garden performance.
Plants of the new Fuchsia differ primarily from plants of the female patent selection in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Fuchsia have smaller leaves than plants of the female parent selection. 2. Plants of the new Fuchsiaflower earlier than plants of the female parent selection.
Plants of the new Fuchsia differ primarily from plants of the male patent, the cultivar Goetzrose, in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Fuchsia are more compact than plants of the cultivar Goetzrose. 2. Plants of the newFuchsia flower earlier than plants of the cultivar Goetzrose. 3. Plants of the new Fuchsia are more weather-tolerant than plants of the cultivar Goetzrose.
Plants of the new Fuchsia can be compared to plants of the cultivar Kiecandiro, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,410. Plants of the new Fuchsia and the cultivar Kiecandiro differ in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of thenewFuchsia are more compact than plants of the cultivar Kiecandiro. 2. Plants of the new Fuchsia are not as upright as plants of the cultivar Kiecandiro. 3. Plants of the new Fuchsia and the cultivar Kiecandiro differ in flower color.
BRIEFDESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Fuchsia, 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 Fuchsia.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of `Goetzimpro` grown in a container.
The photograph at the top of the sheet is a close-up of a typical flowering stem of `Goetzimpro`.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown in Bonsall, Calif., under commercial practice during the spring and early summer in a polyethylene-covered greenhouse with day temperaturesranging from 16.degree. C. to 35.degree. C. and night temperatures ranging from 13.degree. C. to 21.degree. C. Plants were grown for about 18 weeks in 15-cm containers and were pinched. In the following description, color references are made to TheRoyal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification: Fuchsia.times.hybrida cultivar Goetzimpro. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietaryselection of Fuchsia.times.hybrida identified as code number 58/97, not patented. Male, or pollen, parent.--Fuchsia.times.hybrida cultivar Goetzrose, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,492. Propagation: Type.--By terminal cuttings. Time to initiateroots, summer.--About two to three weeks. Time to initiate roots, winter.--About three weeks. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.--About six weeks. Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.--About eight weeks. Root description.--Fine,fleshy; white to light brown in color. Rooting habit.--Freely branching; moderately dense. Plant description: Plant and growth habit.--Initially upright, then outwardly spreading; compact plant habit; rounded in overall shape. Freely branching; aboutsix to seven primary branches per plant. Moderately vigorous growth habit. Plant height.--About 24 cm. Plant diameter.--About 22 cm. Lateral branch description: Length.--About 16 cm. Diameter.--About 4 mm. Internode length.--About 1.3 cm. Strength.--Strong. Aspect.--Initially upright to outwardly arching. Texture.--Pubescent; minute hairs. Color, young.--146C. Color, mature.--177A to 177B. Foliage description: Arrangement.--Opposite, simple. Length.--About 4.3 cm. Width.--About 2.3cm. Shape.--Ovate to elliptic. Apex.--Acute. Base.--Obtuse to slightly attenuate. Margin.--Entire with irregular shallow points. Texture, upper and lower surfaces.--Smooth, glabrous. Venation pattern.--Pinnate; arcuate. Color.--Developing foliage,upper surface: 146A. Developing foliage, lower surface: 146B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 147A; venation, 146A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 146A; venation, 182B. Petiole.--Length: About 1.7 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture,upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent; minute hairs. Color, upper surface: 199C. Color, lower surface: 174C. Flower description: Flower arrangement and habit.--Single bi-colored axillary flowers. Flowers initially upright and then pendulous. Flowersnot fragrant. Freely flowering habit with typically about 70 open flowers and flower buds per plant. Natural flowering season.--In southern California, plants flower from early spring to fall; flowering continuous during this period. Plants beginflowering about four to six weeks after planting. Flowers last about five to six days on the plant. Flowers not persistent. Flower diameter.--About 1.7 cm; corolla diameter, about 1 cm. Flower height.--About 5 cm. Flower buds.--Shape: Elliptic. Length: About 3.2 cm. Diameter: About 1.1 cm. Color: 157C tinted with 56B. Petals.--Arrangement: Four in a single whorl. Length: About 1.4 cm. Width: About 9 mm. Shape: Obovate. Apex: Rounded. Base: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper andlower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening, upper and lower surfaces: 85D. Fully opened, upper surface: 155A. Fully opened, lower surface: 155C. Sepals.--Arrangement: Calyx star-shaped with four sepals fused at the base. Length: About 2.1cm. Width: About 7 mm. Shape: Narrowly elliptic. Apex: Acute. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: When opening and fully opened, upper surface: 158C tinted with 56B to 56C. When opening and fully opened,lower surface: 55B to 55C. Peduncles.--Length: About 2.8 cm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Angle: About 45.degree. to 60.degree. from vertical. Strength: Strong. Texture: Pubescent; minute hairs. Color: 145A. Reproductive organs.--Stamens: Quantity:Eight per flower. Filament length: About 2 cm. Filament color: 158C. Anther shape: Oval. Anther size: About 1 mm by 2 mm. Anther color: 177A. Pollen amount: Sparse. Pollen color: 164B. Pistils: Quantity: One per flower. Pistil length: About 5cm. Style length: About 4.2 cm. Style color: 56D. Stigma shape: Oval. Stigma color: 160B. Ovary color: 146C. Seed/fruit.--Seed and fruit development have not been observed on plants of the new Fuchsia. Garden performance. --Plants of the newFuchsia have been observed to have good garden performance and to tolerate wind, rain and temperatures from about 10.degree. C. to about 32.degree. C. Pathogen/pest resistance: Plants of the new Fuchsia have not been observed to be resistant to pestsand pathogens common to Fuchsia.
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