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NEW GUINEA IMPATIENS PLANT NAMED ‘IMGZ0006’

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Latin Name: Impatiens hawkeri Varietal Denomination: IMGZ0006

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Inventor:

Feb. 5, 2013

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Int. Cl. A01H 5/00

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US. Cl. ................................. .. Plt./318.3; Flt/318.1

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Field of Classi?cation Search .............. .. Flt/318.1, Plt./3 1 8 .3

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See application ?le for complete search history. Renate Sobek, Bad SalZu?en (DE)

_ Primary Examiner * Susan McCormick Ewoldt

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Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel

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(74) Attorney, Agenl, 01’ Firm * 10511118 L- Price

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Subleqw any disclaimer: the term Ofthis patent 1S eXIended O1‘ adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days.

A new New Guinea Impatiens plant named ‘IMGZ0006’ particularly distinguished by the has very large, ?at ?owers of brilliant orange-red color with a large white to very light red central blotch and a distinct red-purple eye, deep green glossy foliage with deep red veining, and a taller plant habit.

(21) Appl. No.: 13/200,839 (22)

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ABSTRACT

Oct. 3, 2011

1 Drawing Sheet

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2 ‘IMGZ0006’ has not been observed under all possible

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed:

Impatiens hawkeri.

environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary signi?

Varietal denomination: ‘IMGZ0006’.

cantly with variations in environment such as temperature,

light intensity and day length.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

A Plant Breeder’ 5 Right for this cultivar was applied for in Canada on Dec. 24, 2010, #10-7140. ‘IMGZ0006’ has not been made publicly available more than one year prior to the

The present invention comprises a new New Guinea Impa

tiens, botanically known as Impatiens hawkeri, and hereinaf ter referred to by the variety name ‘IMGZ0006’. ‘IMGZ0006’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar has very large, ?at ?owers of brilliant orange-red color with a large white to very light red central

?ling of this application. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of the new variety. The

combination of these characteristics distinguishes this Impa

blotch and a distinct red-purple eye, deep green glossy foliage with deep red veining, and a taller plant habit. ‘IMGZ0006’ originated from a hybridization made in the

tiens as a new and distinct variety.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

June 2005 in a controlled breeding environment in Hillscheid,

Germany. The female parent was the commercial, unpatented variety

The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical

‘Paradise Amoya’ with a more salmon and white color, a smaller siZe ?ower and is earlier to ?ower. The male parent of ‘IMGZ0006’ was a proprietary, unpat

?ower and foliage characteristics of ‘IMGZ0006’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. The

ented plant designated ‘K05-5618-1 ’ with light pink ?ower color, smaller ?ower siZe and lighter colored foliage.

photographic drawing shows a ?owering plant of the new variety growing in 4.5 inch pot and a close-up of the ?owers.

The resultant seed was sown in November 2005 in a green

house in Moncarapacho, Portugal, and ‘IMGZ0006’ was selected there as one ?owering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in the spring of 2006.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The aforementioned photographs were taken in the end of March 201 1 from plants grown in a greenhouse trial in Gilroy, Calif. USA. These plants were growing in 4.5 inch pots and

The ?rst act of asexual reproduction of ‘IMGZ0006’ was

accomplished when vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection in June 2006 in a controlled envi

ronment in Moncarapacho, Portugal. BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

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were approximately 8-9 weeks of age. The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in mid May 201 1 on eleven week old plants growing in a green

house in Andijk, The Netherlands. Cuttings were stuck in

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plant initiated in March 2007 in Hillscheid, Germany and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination

early February for rooting, planted into 12 cm pots in late February, and were grown, without pinching, on benches in a

of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘IMGZ0006’ are 40 greenhouse, initially at a temperature of 200 C.

?rmly ?xed and are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Soci

ety Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001.

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TABLE 1

Number of?owers per node.*1-3 open ?owers and additional buds in various stages of development.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘IMGZ0006’

Quantity of?owers per planz'i2_4 Open ?owers plus 6-10 buds. Lastingness of individual blooms on the plantiAbout 6_9 days~ Fragrance None

AND A QIMII AR VARIETY

‘IMGZ0006’

‘ORANGE NEPTIS’ (EU Plant Breeders Right Under ‘Kinepor’ #EU7312)

Flower color:

More salmon-orange Deeper orange, more brilliant

Flower eye color:

Distinct

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Bud (just before Opening):

Very Weak

Flower size (width):

8.3-9.2 cm

6.8-7.1 cm

Foliage color: Leaf shape:

Dark green Narrow

Medium green Wider

Color iRHS 43A 10

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Leng?’LiUp to 3'1 Cm' VVl'dZl’LiUp IO 1.8 CH1.

Shape.4Ovate. Plant,

Immature ?owers:

Form, growth and habitilnitially medium siZed, 15 becoming taller during the summer, mounded, with a medium number of branches. Plant heighLiljo Cm_ Plant height (in?orescence included).i18.0-20.0 cm. Plant width.i27.0-29.0 cm.

Color ofpetals, upper surfaceiRHS 41A. Color ofpetals, lower surfaceiRHS 43C. Mature ?owers: Flower, vertical length.i8.8-9.5 cm.

Flower’ horlzomal wldzh'is'3'9'2 Cm‘ 20

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F10W” deP’h-A 5'20 Cm

Color ofpetals, upper surfaceiRHS 33A to RHS 33B; with a large central blotch of mainly RHS N155D and

Number of days to initiate roots.i7 days at about 22 degrees C

Sometimes RHS 49A to RHS 49D; and a basal eye

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ZOne of RHS N57B.

Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.*15-18 25 days a? 22 degrees C‘ _ DP? ~iF1ne, ?br0115: free branchlng color-iRHs 159DFoliageZ ArrangementiSimple leaves, mainly in whorls. 30

Young leaf color upper surfaceiRHS 137C. Young leaf color lower surfaceiClosest RHS 184A.

Calyx: Arrangement.4One large sepal bearing the spur, 2

Mature leaf color upper surfaceiRHS 137B. Mature leaf color lower surface.4Closest to RHS 184B. Length.*11.0-13.5 cm.

Color ofpemlsl lower Smface'iRHS 418' Petal shapeiNearly round to somewhat Zygomorphic. Petla apex shapeiRounded or broadly obcordate. Petal marginiEntire. Petal texture, upper surfaceiPapillose. Lower smfacaiPap?losg

small, lateral sepals, and 1 fused keel. Large sepal(s) Color, visible/lower surfaceiRHS 50C. 35

Length.i2.6 cm. Width.*1.7 cm.

Width.i3.3-3.5 cm.

Shape.4Ovate to elliptical.

ShapeiElliptical, relatively narrow.

Apex shapeiAcuminate.

Base shapeiAcute.

Apex shapeiAcuminate. Margin .iSerrulate, with short bristles.

BaseiFused.

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MarginsiEntire. Texture, upper surfaceiPapillose.

TextureiSlightly waxy and glossy on the upper sur-

Texture, lower surfaceiPapillose.

face, glabrous on both surfaces. Color ofveins, upper surfaceiRHS 53A.

Lateral sepals Color of surfaceiRHS 166B. Length.*1.9-2.2 cm.

Color ofveins, lower surfaceiRHS 185A.

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Width.i0.6-0.7 cm.

Petiole color, upper sideiRHS 53B. Petiole color, lower sideiRHS 185B.

ShapeiLanceolate. Apex shapeiAcute.

LengthiApproximately 1-2 cm. Diameteri0.3 cm. Texture.4Glabrous.

BaseiFused. MarginsiEntire. Texture, upper surface.4Glabrous.

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Stem:

Lower surfaceiGlabrous.

Color of stemiRHS 185A. Length ofstemiAbout 9-13 cm. Diameteri0.6-0.8 cm.

Length of internodes.iApproXimately 3-5 cm. TextureiSmooth, glabrous. Number ofbranches.*9-11.

Keel coloriFrom RHS 46A to more brownish tones, closest to RHS 185A. Length ofkeeliAbout 3.0 cm.

55 Spur: ColoniRHS 53B mainly, RHS 53A at the tip. Length.i5.2-5.5 cm.

Color ofpeduncleiRHS 185A.

Diameteri0.3 cm at the base, 0.05 cm at tip.

Length ofpeduncle.i6.0-6.5 cm. Peduncle diameter40.2 cm.

Reproductive organs androecium: 5 stamen, fused with the 60

Texture.4Glabrous. In?orescence: Blooming habit.4Continuous ?owering from spring

through fall. Type of in?orescenceiSolitary ?owers emerge from 65 the upper leaf nodes of the stem.

anthers hooded, and surrounding the young gynoecium.

ShapeiRoughly ovoid. Length of androeceum.40.7 cm. Width of androecium.i0.5 cm.

Surface coloriRHS N57B, fading towards margin. Pollen amountiPlenty. Color ofpolleniRHS 8D.

US PP23,380 P2 6 Gynoecium: PistiLiOne, elongate.

Disease/pest resistancaiHas not been observed on this

Pistil length.40.6 cm.

What is claimed is: 1. A neW and distinct Variety of NeW Guinea Impatiens 5 plant named ‘IMGZ0006’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Style and stigma, total length.4O.2 Cm. Style coloniRHs 53C. Stigma coloniRHs 53C. Ovary coloniRHs 183A. Fertility/seed seLiHas not been observed on this

hybrid.

hybrid.

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