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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1987
Filed:
May. 30, 1985
Barnell L Cobia, Winter Garden, FL (US);
B. L. Cobia, Inc., Winter Garden, FL (US);
Abstract
A new plant variety which is sterile and produces a light or pastel salmon colored bloom, in comparison to the `Christmas Cheer` variety has a faster growth rate, larger specimens at comparable stages of maturity and a more upright posture and compact appearance as evidenced by more erect stems and heavier branching with or without inducement by pruning. The new variety has a greater resistance to stem breakage and longer and wider phylloclades when the `Christmas Cheer` variety. It also has a greater resistance to nutrient deficiencies and known problem diseases of the related varieties. It has a greater tendency for multiple bud formations and a greater resistance to bud abscission than the `Christmas Cheer` variety. It also has a habit or producing more blooms that have longer tepals than those of the `Christmas Cheer` variety and a longer bloom life. The bloom in color is distinguishable from the `Christmas Cheer` variety by having a generally lighter appearing color and a color that is dominated by yellowish pink and/or orange hues and are more uniformly distributed throughout the marginal and center field areas of the tepal blades of the tube laminating and tube forming series of tepals when compared to the `Christmas Cheer` variety.