USO0PP23297P2
(12) United States Plant Patent
(10) Patent N0.:
Misato
US PP23,297 P2
(45) Date of Patent:
Jan. 1, 2013
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VERBENA PLANT NAMED ‘SUNTAPIRIPI’
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Int. Cl. A01H 5/00
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Latin Name/1 Verbenaxhybrida Varietal Denomination s‘mtaPiriPi
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Inventor:
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Tomoya Misato, Shiga (JP)
(2006.01)
Primary Examiner * June Hwu
(73) Asslgnee: Suntory Flowers Ltd., Tokyo (JP) (*)
Notice:
(74) Attorney] Agent] Or Firm i C‘ A‘ Whealy
Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this
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patent is extended or adjusted under 3 5
A new and distinct cultivar of Verbena plant named ‘Sunta
U.S.C. 154(1)) by 97 days,
piripi’, characterized by its trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely ?ower ing habit; and light purple-colored ?owers held above and beyond the foliar plane.
(21) Appl. No.: 13/065,247 (22)
Filed:
ABSTRACT
Mar. 17, 2011
1 Drawing Sheet
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Botanical designation: Verbena>
l. Trailing plant habit.
Cultivar denomination: ‘SUNTAPIRIPI’.
2. Vigorous growth habit.
3. Freely branching habit. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 5 The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar
4. Early and freely ?owering habit. 5. Light purple-colored ?owers held above and beyond the foliar plane'
of Verbena Plant, hetahieahy known as VQT’bEWIXhJ/b?dII,
Plants of the new Verbena can be compared to plants of the
and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘sumapiripf-
female parent selection. Plants of the new Verbena differ
The new Verbena Plant is a Preduet efa Plahhed breeding primarily from plants of the female parent selection in the program conducted by the Inventor in Higashiomi, Shiga, 10 following Characteristics; Japan The ehJeehVe ofthe breeding Program is to Create new
1 . Plants of the new Verbena are more trailing than pants of
compact and freely branching Verbena plants with trailing
the female parent selection.
plant habit and attractive ?ower coloration. The new Verbena plant originated from a cross-pollination
2. Plants of the new Verbena and the female parent selec tion differ in ?ower color as plants of the female parent
made by the Inventor in November, 2007 in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan of a proprietary selection of Verbena>
selection have darker-colored ?owers. Plants Ofthe neW Verbena Can be COmpared to plants ofthe identi?ed as Code number T()4_7_1, not patented, as the male parent selection. Plants of the new Verbena differ pri female’ or Seed’ parent With a proprietary Selection Of Ver_ marily from plants of the male parent selection in ?ower color bena>
covered and selected by the Inventor as a single ?owering
Plants Ofthe_nev:' Verbena can befompared to_ plants ofthe
plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a
Verbenaxhybrlda Sunmaref TP'P ’ dlsclosed In Us‘ Plant
controlled environment in H1gash1om1, Sh1ga, Japan 1n Octo-
Pat. No. 9,014. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in . . . . .
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characteristics:
her’ 2008' 25 H1gash1om1, Sh1ga, Japan, plants of the new Verbena dlffered Asexual reproduction of the new Verbena plant by cuttings pnmanly from plants of Sunmaref TP_P m the fOHOWmg 11 d
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s1nce November, 2008 has shown that the unique features of this new Verbena plant _ _ _ are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
1. Plants of the new Verbena were shorter and more trailing
them p1 ants of ‘Sunmaref TP_P,~ 30
2. Plants of the new Verbena had larger in?orescences than
plants of ‘Sunmaref TP-P’. 3. Plants of the new Verbena had shorter peduncles than
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
plants of ‘Sunmaref TP-P’. 4. Plants of the new Verbena and ‘ SunmarefTP-P’ differed
Plants of the new Verbena have not been observed under all
possible environmental conditions and cultural practices. The 35 phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environ ment conditions such as temperature and light intensity with-
out, however, any variance in genotype. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
in ?ower Color as plants of‘ SunmarefTP_P’ had light red
purp1e_CO1Ored ?owers BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the over determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Suntapiripi’. 40 all appearance of the new Verbena plant showing the colors as These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘ Suntatrue as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproduc piripi’ as anew and distinct Verbena plant: tions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ
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3 slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description Which accurately describe the colors of the neW
137B; venation, close to 145B. Fully expanded leaves, loWer surface: Close to 138B; venation, close
Verbena plant.
to 145B.
PetioleiLength: About 10.4 mm. Diameter: About 1.3 mm. Texture, upper and loWer surfaces: Pubescent. Color, upper and loWer surfaces: Close to 145B.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side
perspective vieW of a typical ?owering plant of ‘Suntapiripi’ groWn in a container.
FloWer description:
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up
Flower arrangement and habitiSalverform ?oWers
vieW of a typical ?owering plant of ‘Suntapiripi’.
arranged in hemispherical terminal racemes; ?oWers
face mostly upright; ?oWers sessile; freely ?oWering
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
habit With about tWelve ?oWers per in?orescence and
The aforementioned photographs and folloWing observa tions and measurements describe plants groWn during the
about 49 in?orescences developing per plant. Natural ?owering seasoniPlants ?oWer continuously from spring to late autumn in Japan; plants begin ?oWering about four Weeks after planting.
summer in 15-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in
Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan under commercial practices. Dur ing the production of the plants, day temperatures averaged 23° C. and night temperatures averaged 13° C. Plants Were four months old When the photographs and description Were taken. In the folloWing description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2001 Edi
Flower longevityiFloWers last about one Week on the
plant; ?oWers not persistent.
FragranceiSlightly fragrant; pleasant. In?orescence diameteniAbout 4.7 cm. 20
Flowers.iAppearance: Flared trumpet, corolla fused,
tion, except Where general terms of ordinary dictionary sig
?ve-parted. Diameter: About 1.8 cm. Depth (height):
ni?cance are used.
About 1.7 cm. Tube length: About 1.5 cm. Tube diam
Botanical classi?cation: Verbena>
eter: About 1 mm.
Parentage: Female, or seed, parentiProprietary selection of Ver bena>
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Corolla .iArrangement: Single Whorl of ?ve fused pet
patented.
als. Petal length: About 8.7 mm. Petal Width: About 7.4 mm. Petal lobe shape: Cordate. Petal lobe apex:
Male, or pollen, parentiProprietary selection of Ver bena>
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Propagation: lj1pe.iBy cuttings. lime to initiate roots.iAbout 10 to 14 days at 20° C. to 25° C. Time to produce a rooted young plantiAbout four Weeks at 20° C. to 25° C.
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Root descriptioniFibrous; White in color.
Throat: Close to 145D. Tube: Close to 145D tinged With red.
1.5 mm. Sepal Width: About 1.1 mm. Sepal shape: 40
branches decumbent; freely branching habit, pinch
Triangular. Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and loWer surfaces: Pubescent. Sepal color, upper and loWer surfaces: Close to 144B. Peduncles.iLength: About 3.9 cm. Diameter: About 1.6 mm. Strength: Strong; ?exible. Texture: Pubes
ing enhances lateral branch development; vigorous groWth habit. Plant heightiAbout 7 cm. Plant diameteniAbout 59.2 cm.
Cordate. Petal lobe margin: Entire. Petal texture, upper and loWer surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Petal, When opening, upper surface: Close to N78B. Petal, When opening, loWer surface: Close to N78D. Petal, fully opened, upper surface: Close to N78C. Petal, fully opened, loWer surface: Close to 77C.
CalyyaiArrangement: One single narroW calyx tube per ?oWer With ?ve fused sepals. Sepal length: About
Rooting habitiFreely branching. Plant description: Plant and growth habitiTrailing groWth habit; lateral
Flower buds.iLength: About 1.2 cm. Diameter: About 2.3 mm. Shape: Clavate. Color: Close to 77B.
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cent. Color: Close to 144A.
Reproductive organs.iStamens: Quantity/arrange
Lateral branch description: LengtlLiAbout 32.2 cm.
ment: Four per ?oWer, adnate to corolla tube. Anther
DiameteriAbout 1.9 mm.
shape: Ellipsoidal. Anther siZe: About 0.9 mm by 0.4
Internode length.iAbout 2.3 cm.
mm. Anther color: Close to 150B. Pollen amount:
StrengtlLiStrong; ?exible.
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Color.4Close to 144A.
color: Close to 144B. Style color: Close to 145C. Ovary color: Close to 145B. Fruits/seed: Fruit and seed development have not been observed. Temperature tolerance: Plants of the neW Verbena have been observed to tolerate temperatures from about 0° C. to about 35° C. Pathogen/pest resistance: Plants of the neW Verbena have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests com
Foliage description: Arrangement.4Opposite, simple. LengtlLiAbout 2.9 cm. WidtlLiAbout 3.2 cm.
ShapeiPinnately parted. Apex.iAcute. Base.4Cuneate.
Margin .iPinnately cleft. Texture, upper and lower surfaces.iPubescent. Venation patterniPinnate; reticulate. ColoriDeveloping leaves, upper surface: Close to 137C. Developing leaves, loWer surface: Close to 144B. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to
Scarce. Pistils: Quantity: One per ?oWer. Pistil length:
About 11.3 mm. Stigma shape: Bi-parted. Stigma
TextureiPubescent.
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mon to Verbena plants. It is claimed: 1. A neW and distinct Verbena plant named ‘ Suntapiripi’ as
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