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USPP11652P
USPP11652P US09/255,939 US25593999V US11652P US PP11652 P USPP11652 P US PP11652P US 25593999 V US25593999 V US 25593999V US 11652 P US11652 P US 11652P
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  • 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 cultivar name ⁇ Balcelavgo ⁇ .
  • the new Impatiens 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 upright growth habit, numerous large flowers, and interesting flower and foliage colors.
  • the new Impatiens originated from a cross made by the Inventor of the Impatiens hawkeri cultivar ⁇ Moorea ⁇ , disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,147, as the male, or pollen parent, with the proprietary Impatiens hawkeri selection BFP-685, as the female, or seed parent.
  • the cultivar ⁇ Balcelavgo ⁇ 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., in December, 1996. Plants of the new Impatiens differ from plants of ⁇ Moorea ⁇ primarily in flower color as plants of ⁇ Moorea ⁇ have white colored flowers.
  • the new Impatiens can be compared to the Impatiens hawkeri cultivar ⁇ Aruba ⁇ , disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,456. However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Arroyo Grande, Calif., plants of the new Impatiens differ from plant of the cultivar Aruba in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Impatiens are shorter and not as broad as plants of the cultivar ⁇ Aruba ⁇ .
  • Plants of the new Impatiens have larger flowers than plants of the cultivar ⁇ Aruba ⁇ .
  • 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 colored reproductions of this type.
  • the photograph comprises a top perspective view of a typical plant of ⁇ Balcelavgo ⁇ . Flower and foliage colors in the photograph may appear different than the actual colors due to light reflectance.
  • the cultivar ⁇ Balcelavgo ⁇ 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 abotu 20 to 22° C., night temperatures about 18 to 20° C., and light levels generally about 2,500 to 3,000 footcandles.
  • Botanical classification Impatiens hawkeri cultivar ⁇ Balcelavgo ⁇ .
  • Type cutting --Terminal cuttings.
  • Crop time.--Starting with a rooted cutting about ten weeks are required to produced a finished flowering plant in a 10-cm container.
  • Foliage description is simple, generally symmetrical, abundant, in whorls or opposite. Length: About 7 to 8 cm. Width: About 2 to 3 cm. Shape: Elliptic. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Serrate/ciliate. Texture: Slightly rugose; glossy; glabrous. Color: Young foliage, upper surface: 137A. Young foliage, lower surface: Between 148A and 148B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 139A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 138B. Venation, upper surface: 59C. Venation, lower surface: 59B. Petiole: Length: About 5 to 10 mm. Diameter: About 1.5 to 2.5 mm. Color: 183D.
  • Flower type and habit --Dark lavender-colored flowers. Freely and continuously flowering. Flowers arise from leaf axils. Usually about eight to ten flowers and flower buds per lateral branch. Flowers positioned mostly above the foliage and typically face outward to upward. Flowers generally flat and rounded. Flowers persistent.
  • Petals.--Quantity Five, overlapping. Length: About 3 to 4 cm. Width: About 5 to 6 cm. Shape: Cordate. Apex: Retuse. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Entire. Texture: Smooth. Color: When opening, upper surface: 81B, iridescent. When opening, lower surface: 81C, iridescent. Fully opened, upper surface: 81C, iridescent. Fully opened, lower surface: 81D, iridescent. Fading to, upper surface: 76A, iridescent.
  • Spur.--Length About 5 to 6 cm. Shape: Narrow and curved. Color: 183D.
  • Seed development Seed production has not been observed.

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A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named `Balcelavgo`, characterized by its dark lavender-colored flowers; floriferousness; upright and mounded plant habit; medium plant size; vigor; good 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 New Guinea Impatiens plant, botanically known as Impatiens hawkeri, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name `Balcelavgo`.
The new Impatiens 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 upright growth habit, numerous large flowers, and interesting flower and foliage colors.
The new Impatiens originated from a cross made by the Inventor of the Impatiens hawkeri cultivar `Moorea`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,147, as the male, or pollen parent, with the proprietary Impatiens hawkeri selection BFP-685, as the female, or seed parent. The cultivar `Balcelavgo` 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., in December, 1996. Plants of the new Impatiens differ from plants of `Moorea` primarily in flower color as plants of `Moorea` have white colored flowers.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken at Arroyo Grande, Calif., has shown that the unique features of this new Impatiens 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 `Balcelavgo`. These characteristics in combination distinguish `Balcelavgo` as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Relatively large dark lavender-colored flowers; freely flowering.
2. Upright and mounded plant habit.
3. Medium plant size; vigorous.
4. Good basal branching.
5. Dark green leaves.
The new Impatiens can be compared to the Impatiens hawkeri cultivar `Aruba`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,456. However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Arroyo Grande, Calif., plants of the new Impatiens differ from plant of the cultivar Aruba in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Impatiens are shorter and not as broad as plants of the cultivar `Aruba`.
2. Lower leaf surfaces of plants of the new Impatiens are green in color whereas lower leaf surfaces of plants of the cultivar `Aruba` are maroon in color.
3. Plants of the new Impatiens have larger flowers than plants of the cultivar `Aruba`.
A detailed comparison of plants of the cultivar `Balcelavgo` and the cultivar `Aruba` 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 colored reproductions of this type. The photograph comprises a top perspective view of a typical plant of `Balcelavgo`. Flower and foliage colors in the photograph may appear different than the actual colors due to light reflectance.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The cultivar `Balcelavgo` 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 abotu 20 to 22° C., night temperatures about 18 to 20° C., and light levels generally about 2,500 to 3,000 footcandles.
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: Impatiens hawkeri cultivar `Balcelavgo`.
Parentage:
Male parent.--Impatiens hawkeri cultivar `Moorea`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,147.
Female parent.--Proprietary Impatiens hawkeri selection BFP-685.
Propagation:
Type cutting.--Terminal cuttings.
Time to initiate roots.--About 7 days at 18° C.
Time to develop roots.--About 21 days at 18° C.
Rooting habit.--Fibrous, fine, freely branching.
Plant description:
General appearance.--Upright and mounded; medium plant size; vigorous. Appropriate for 10 and 12.5-cm containers.
Growth and branching habit.--Good basal branching with about five to seven lateral branches at the base, dense and bushy growth. Pinching, that is, removal of the terminal apices, is usually not required.
Crop time.--Starting with a rooted cutting, about ten weeks are required to produced a finished flowering plant in a 10-cm container.
Plant height.--About 14 to 16 cm.
Plant width.--About 20 to 25 cm.
Lateral branches.--Length: About 11 to 12 cm. Diameter: About 5 to 7 mm. Internode length: About 3 to 4 cm. Color: 183D.
Foliage description.--Leaves simple, generally symmetrical, abundant, in whorls or opposite. Length: About 7 to 8 cm. Width: About 2 to 3 cm. Shape: Elliptic. Apex: Acuminate. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Serrate/ciliate. Texture: Slightly rugose; glossy; glabrous. Color: Young foliage, upper surface: 137A. Young foliage, lower surface: Between 148A and 148B. Fully expanded foliage, upper surface: 139A. Fully expanded foliage, lower surface: 138B. Venation, upper surface: 59C. Venation, lower surface: 59B. Petiole: Length: About 5 to 10 mm. Diameter: About 1.5 to 2.5 mm. Color: 183D.
Flower description:
Flower type and habit.--Dark lavender-colored flowers. Freely and continuously flowering. Flowers arise from leaf axils. Usually about eight to ten flowers and flower buds per lateral branch. Flowers positioned mostly above the foliage and typically face outward to upward. Flowers generally flat and rounded. Flowers persistent.
Flowering season.--Year-round under greenhouse conditions. In the garden, flowering is continuous from spring until fall.
Flower longevity.--Flowers last about one week depending on temperature, light level, and water status.
Flower size.--Diameter: About 7.3 to 7.5 cm. Depth: About 1 cm.
Flower buds.--Length: About 1.6 to 1.8 cm. Diameter: About 1 cm. Shape: Elliptic. Color: Close to 80A.
Petals.--Quantity: Five, overlapping. Length: About 3 to 4 cm. Width: About 5 to 6 cm. Shape: Cordate. Apex: Retuse. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Entire. Texture: Smooth. Color: When opening, upper surface: 81B, iridescent. When opening, lower surface: 81C, iridescent. Fully opened, upper surface: 81C, iridescent. Fully opened, lower surface: 81D, iridescent. Fading to, upper surface: 76A, iridescent.
Spur.--Length: About 5 to 6 cm. Shape: Narrow and curved. Color: 183D.
Peduncles.--Length: About 4 to 6 cm. Angle: About 45° to the lateral branch. Strength: Strong. Color: 183D.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Stamen number: Five, anthers fused, filaments free. Anther shape: Obovate. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: 11B. Gynoecium: Five-loculate fused. Ovary color: 144A.
Disease resistance: Resistance to pathogens common to Impatiens has not been observed.
Seed development: Seed production has not been observed.
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CHART A                                                                   
CHARACTERISTIC                                                            
             `BALCELAVGO` `ARUBA`                                         
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PLANT HEIGHT About 14 to 16 cm                                            
                          About 19 to 21 cm                               
PLANT WIDTH  About 20 to 25 cm                                            
                          About 30 to 35 cm                               
STEM COLOR   183D         187A                                            
LEAF COLOR,  139A         136A                                            
UPPER SURFACE                                                             
LEAF COLOR,  138A         187A                                            
LOWER SURFACE                                                             
PETIOLE LENGTH                                                            
             About 5 to 10 mm                                             
                          About 2 to 2.5 cm                               
PETIOLE COLOR                                                             
             183D         Between 59C and 185A                            
FLOWER DIAMETER                                                           
             About 7.3 to 7.5 cm                                          
                          About 6 to 6.5 cm                               
SPUR COLOR   183D         185A                                            
PETAL COLOR, 81C, iridescent                                              
                          78A                                             
FULLY OPENED,                                                             
UPPER SURFACE                                                             
PETAL COLOR, 81D, iridescent                                              
                          78B                                             
FULLY OPENED,                                                             
LOWER SURFACE                                                             
PETAL COLOR, 76A, iridescent                                              
                          78B                                             
FADING TO                                                                 
PEDUNCLE COLOR                                                            
             183D         185A                                            
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of New Guinea Impatiens plant named `Balcelavgo`, as illustrated and described.
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