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USPP11396P US09/112,337 US11233798V US11396P US PP11396 P USPP11396 P US PP11396P US 11233798 V US11233798 V US 11233798V US 11396 P US11396 P US 11396P
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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant, botanically known as Pelargonium ⁇ hortorum, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name BFP-1705.
  • the new Geranium is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Arroyo Grande, Calif.
  • the objective of the breeding program was to develop new cultivars with excellent basal branching, medium growth habit, numerous flowers and umbels, and interesting flower and foliage colors.
  • the new Geranium originated from a cross made by the Inventor of the proprietary Pelargonium ⁇ hortorum selection 7692-17 as the male, or pollen parent, with the proprietary Pelargonium ⁇ hortorum selection 1192 as the female, or seed parent.
  • the cultivar BFP-1705 was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Arroyo Grande, Calif., on Sep. 15, 1996.
  • the new Geranium can be compared to the cultivar, ⁇ Americana Light Salmon ⁇ (disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,936). However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted by the Inventor in Arroyo Grande, Calif., plants of the new Geranium differ from plants of the cultivar ⁇ Americana Light Salmon ⁇ in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Geranium are more vigorous than plants of the cultivar ⁇ Americana Light Salmon ⁇ .
  • Plants of the new Geranium have larger leaves with a more distinctive zonation pattern than plants of the cultivar ⁇ Americana Light Salmon ⁇ .
  • Plants of the new Geranium have larger flower umbels than plants of the cultivar ⁇ Americana Light Salmon ⁇ .
  • Plants of the new Geranium have more flowers per umbel than plants of the cultivar ⁇ Americana Light Salmon ⁇ .
  • Plants of the new Geranium have longer peduncles than plants of the cultivar ⁇ Americana Light Salmon ⁇ .
  • the accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new cultivar, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in a colored reproduction of this type.
  • the photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical plant of ⁇ BFP-1705 ⁇ . Flower and foliage colors in the photograph may appear different from the actual colors due to light reflectance.
  • the cultivar BFP-1705 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 observations, measurements and comparisons describe plants grown in 10-cm pots in Arroyo Grande, Calif., under commercial practice in a glass-covered greenhouse with day temperatures about 22° C. and night temperatures about 18° C.
  • Botanical classification Pelargonium ⁇ hortorum cultivar BFP-1705.
  • Type cutting --Terminal cuttings.
  • Plant height base of plant to top of leaf plane.--About 26.8 cm.
  • Foliage description is simple, generally symmetrical, abundant, opposite. Quantity of leaves per lateral branch: About 12. Length: About 9.5 cm. Width: About 10.4 cm. Shape: Reniform with rounded apex, cordate base, crenate and undulating margin. Texture: Downy, both surfaces pubescent. Color: Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: Slightly lighter than 147A at base, 147A towards margin. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137C. Venation, upper and lower surfaces: 137C. Petiole: Length: About 5.5 cm. Diameter: About 2.4 mm. Color: Between 143B and 144A.
  • Petals.--Quantity About 6 petals and about 4 petaloids, overlapping. Length: About 2.5 cm. Width: About 2.7 cm. Shape: Obovate with rounded apex and entire margin. Texture: Smooth, dull. Color: Fully opened, upper surface: 49C from base to center; center, 47D; margin, 42B. Fully opened, lower surface: 42C with 49C at base. Petaloids: Irregular in shape with very narrow base; about 1.3 cm in length and about 3 mm in width; towards margin, 42B, and base, 49C, in color.
  • Peduncle (umbel stem).--Length: About 18 cm. Strength: Strong. Angle: Mostly erect. Texture: Pubescent. Color: 144A.
  • Pedicel (individual flower stem).--Length: About 2.7 cm. Texture: Pubescent. Color: Light green, 144B with slight overtones of 182A.
  • Seed development Seed production has not been observed.

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Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named 'BFP-1705', characterized by its numerous semi-double salmon and light pink-colored flowers; upright and rounded growth habit; vigorous and basal branching; and dark green leaves.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant, botanically known as Pelargonium×hortorum, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name BFP-1705.
The new Geranium is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Arroyo Grande, Calif. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new cultivars with excellent basal branching, medium growth habit, numerous flowers and umbels, and interesting flower and foliage colors.
The new Geranium originated from a cross made by the Inventor of the proprietary Pelargonium×hortorum selection 7692-17 as the male, or pollen parent, with the proprietary Pelargonium×hortorum selection 1192 as the female, or seed parent. The cultivar BFP-1705 was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Arroyo Grande, Calif., on Sep. 15, 1996.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken at Arroyo Grande, Calif., has shown that the unique features of this new Geranium are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of `BFP-1705`. These characteristics in combination distinguish `BFP-1705` as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Numerous semi-double salmon and light pink-colored flowers.
2. Upright and rounded growth habit.
3. Vigorous and basal branching.
4. Dark green leaves.
The new Geranium can be compared to the cultivar, `Americana Light Salmon` (disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,936). However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted by the Inventor in Arroyo Grande, Calif., plants of the new Geranium differ from plants of the cultivar `Americana Light Salmon` in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Geranium are more vigorous than plants of the cultivar `Americana Light Salmon`.
2. Plants of the new Geranium have larger leaves with a more distinctive zonation pattern than plants of the cultivar `Americana Light Salmon`.
3. Plants of the new Geranium have larger flower umbels than plants of the cultivar `Americana Light Salmon`.
4. Plants of the new Geranium have more flowers per umbel than plants of the cultivar `Americana Light Salmon`.
5. Flower color of plants of the new Geranium is more orange than flower color of plants of the cultivar `Americana Light Salmon`.
6. Plants of the new Geranium have longer peduncles than plants of the cultivar `Americana Light Salmon`.
A detailed comparison of plants of the cultivar BFP-1705 and the cultivar `Americana Light Salmon` appears in Chart A at the end of the specification.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new cultivar, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in a colored reproduction of this type. The photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical plant of `BFP-1705`. Flower and foliage colors in the photograph may appear different from the actual colors due to light reflectance.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The cultivar BFP-1705 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 observations, measurements and comparisons describe plants grown in 10-cm pots in Arroyo Grande, Calif., under commercial practice in a glass-covered greenhouse with day temperatures about 22° C. and night temperatures about 18° C.
In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
Botanical classification: Pelargonium×hortorum cultivar BFP-1705.
Parentage:
Male parent.--Proprietary Pelargonium×hortorum selection 7692-17.
Female parent.--Proprietary Pelargonium×hortorum selection 1192.
Propagation:
Type cutting.--Terminal cuttings.
Time to initiate roots.--About 7 days at temperatures about 18° C.
Time to develop roots.--About 21 days at temperatures about 18° C.
Rooting habit.--Fibrous and freely branching.
Plant description:
General appearance.--Upright and rounded growth habit, vigorous. Appropriate for 10 and 12.5-cm containers. About nine weeks are required to produced a finished 10-cm container from a rooted cutting.
Growth and branching habit.--Basally branching with about two lateral branches at the base.
Plant height, base of plant to top of leaf plane.--About 26.8 cm.
Plant width.--About 20.6 cm.
Lateral branches.--Length: About 11 cm. Internode length: About 1.5 cm. Color: 143B/144A.
Foliage description.--Leaves simple, generally symmetrical, abundant, opposite. Quantity of leaves per lateral branch: About 12. Length: About 9.5 cm. Width: About 10.4 cm. Shape: Reniform with rounded apex, cordate base, crenate and undulating margin. Texture: Downy, both surfaces pubescent. Color: Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: Slightly lighter than 147A at base, 147A towards margin. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 137C. Venation, upper and lower surfaces: 137C. Petiole: Length: About 5.5 cm. Diameter: About 2.4 mm. Color: Between 143B and 144A.
Flower description:
Flower type and habit.--Salmon and light pink-colored flowers. Very freely and continuously flowering. Flowers arranged in spherical umbels arising from apical leaf axils. Umbels displayed above or beyond the foliage. Usually about four umbels per plant. Flowers semi-double, round, slightly cupped. Umbels persistent.
Flowering season.--Year-round under greenhouse conditions. In the garden, flowering is continuous from spring through summer.
Umbels.--Number of flowers per umbel: About 52. Diameter: About 11.7 cm. Height: About 9 cm.
Flowers.--Diameter: About 4.6 cm. Depth (height): About 1.5 cm.
Flower buds.--Length: About 1.3 cm. Diameter: About 8 mm. Shape: Elliptic.
Petals.--Quantity: About 6 petals and about 4 petaloids, overlapping. Length: About 2.5 cm. Width: About 2.7 cm. Shape: Obovate with rounded apex and entire margin. Texture: Smooth, dull. Color: Fully opened, upper surface: 49C from base to center; center, 47D; margin, 42B. Fully opened, lower surface: 42C with 49C at base. Petaloids: Irregular in shape with very narrow base; about 1.3 cm in length and about 3 mm in width; towards margin, 42B, and base, 49C, in color.
Peduncle (umbel stem).--Length: About 18 cm. Strength: Strong. Angle: Mostly erect. Texture: Pubescent. Color: 144A.
Pedicel (individual flower stem).--Length: About 2.7 cm. Texture: Pubescent. Color: Light green, 144B with slight overtones of 182A.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Anther size: About 2 mm. Amount of pollen: Moderate. Pollen color: 31A. Gynoecium: Ovary color: Green.
Disease resistance: Under commercial conditions, resistance to pathogens has not been observed.
Seed development: Seed production has not been observed.
              CHART A                                                     
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CHARACTER-                 `AMERICANA                                     
ISTIC                 `BFP--1705`                                         
                            LIGHT SALMON`                                 
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PLANT HEIGHT About 26.8 cm About 24 cm                                    
PLANT WIDTH        About 20.6 cm                                          
                               About 19 cm                                
LATERAL BRANCH                                                            
                About 11 cm                                               
                                 About 10 cm                              
LENGTH                                                                    
INTERNODE            About 1.5 cm                                         
                                About 2.5 cm                              
LENGTH                                                                    
LEAF LENGTH        About 9.5 cm                                           
                                About 4 cm                                
LEAF WIDTH          About 10.4 cm                                         
                               About 6.5                                  
LBAF TEXTURE      Downy                Leathery                           
LEAF ZONATION                                                             
                 Distinct           Slight                                
PATTERN                                                                   
WIDTH OF ZONE                                                             
                 About 3.5 cm                                             
                                About 1.5 cm                              
UMBEL DIAMETER                                                            
                About 11.7 cm                                             
                               About 10.8 cm                              
UMBEL HEIGHT      About 9 cm                                              
                                  About 6.2 cm                            
QUANTITY OF        About 52                                               
                                    About 33                              
FLOWERS PER                                                               
UMBEL                                                                     
PETAL COLOR,      49C from base                                           
                                50D at margin fading                      
FULLY OPENED,                                                             
                 to center;                                               
                              to 50C at base with                         
UPPER SURFACE                                                             
                 center, 47D;                                             
                                     veins of 50B                         
                               margin, 42B                                
PETAL COLOR,      42C with base of                                        
                            56D with veins of 49C                         
FULLY OPENED,                                                             
                 49C                                                      
LOWER SURFACE                                                             
PEDUNCLE LENGTH                                                           
               About 18 cm       About 11 cm                              
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