USOOPP25403P2

(12) United States Patent (10) Patent No.: US PP25.403 P2 van den Hoogen (45) Date of Patent: Mar. 31, 2015

(54) PLANTNAMED (51) Int. Cl. *ALLGENTITWST AOIH 5/00 (2006.01) (52) U.S. Cl. (50) Latin Name: Campanula glomerata USPC ...... Pt.f414 Varietal Denomination: Allgentitwist (58) Field of Classification Search USPC ...... Plt.f414 (71) Applicant: Wilhelmus T. J. van den Hoogen, Cuijk See application file for complete search history. (NL) Primary Examiner — Anne Grunberg (72) Inventor: Wilhelmus T. J. van den Hoogen, Cuijk (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm — C. A. Whealy (NL) (73) Assignee: Allplants Holding B.V., Cuijk (NL) (57) ABSTRACT A new and distinct of Campanula plant named (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this Allgentitwist characterized by its broadly upright plant patent is extended or adjusted under 35 habit; freely basal branching habit; freely and uniformly U.S.C. 154(b) by 147 days. flowering habit; campanulate-shaped flowers with violet-col ored petals and white-colored sepals giving a bi-colored (21) Appl. No.: 13/815,457 appearance; and good garden performance. (22) Filed: Mar. 5, 2013 4 Drawing Sheets

1. 2 Botanical designation: Campanula glomerata. . Broadly upright plant habit. Cultivar denomination: ALLGENTITWIST. . Freely basal branching habit. . Freely and uniformly flowering habit. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION . Campanulate-shaped flowers with violet-colored petals and white-colored sepals giving a bi-colored appear The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar aCC. of Campanula plant, botanically known as Campanula glom 5. Good garden performance. erata and hereinafter referred to by the name Allgentitwist. of the new Campanula differ from plants of the The new Campanula is a product of a planned breeding female parent selection in the following characteristics: program conducted by the Inventor in Cuijk, The Nether 1. Flowers of plants of the new Campanula have violet lands. The objective of the breeding program is to create new colored petals whereas flowers of plants of the female freely flowering Campanula plants with attractive inflores parent selection have blue-colored petals. cences and good garden performance. 2. Flowers of plants of the new Campanula have white The new Campanula plant originated from an open-polli colored sepals whereas flowers of plants of the female nation in Cuijk, The Netherlands during June, 2009 of a parent selection have green-colored sepals. proprietary selection of Campanula glomerata identified as Plants of the new Campanula can be compared to plants of code number 6-3-21, not patented, as the female, or seed, Campanula glomerata Allgentibl, disclosed in U.S. Plant parent with an unknown selection of Campanula glomerata patent application Ser. No. 13/694,021. Plants of the new as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Campanula was Campanula differ primarily from plants of Allgentiblin the discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering following characteristics: plant from within the progeny of the stated open-pollination 1. Flowers of plants of the new Campanula had violet grown in a controlled outdoor nursery in Cuijk, The Nether colored petals whereas flowers of plants of Allgentibl’ lands in June, 2011. had purple violet-colored petals. Asexual reproduction of the new Campanula plant by tis 2. Flowers of plants of the new Campanula had white sue culture in The Netherlands, since July, 2011 has shown colored sepals whereas flowers of plants of Allgentibl’ that the unique features of this new Campanula plant are had green-colored sepals. stable and reproduced true to type in Successive generations. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the over Plants of the new Campanula have not been observed all appearance of the new Campanula plant showing the under all possible environmental conditions and cultural colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may in environmental conditions such as temperature and light differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed intensity without, however, any variance in genotype. botanical description which accurately describe the colors of The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are the new Campanula plant. determined to be the unique characteristics of Allgentitwist. The photograph on the first sheet is a side perspective view These characteristics in combination distinguish Allgentit of a typical of Allgentitwist grown in a wist as a new and distinct Campanula plant: container. US PP25.403 P2 3 4 The photograph on the second sheet is a close-up view of Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Moderately pubes typical leaves of Allgentitwist. cent; rough; slightly rugose. The photograph on the third sheet is a close-up view of Venation pattern. Pinnate. typical developing inflorescences of Allgentitwist. Color.—Developing leaves, upper Surface: Close to The photograph on the fourth sheet is a close-up view of 5 N137A to N137B with irregular marbling, close to typical developed inflorescences of Allgentitwist. 157C to 157D. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 137A to 137B with irregular marbling, close DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION to 157C to 157D. Fully developed leaves, upper sur face: Close to N137A: occasionally and very slightly Plants used for the aforementioned photographs and fol 10 with irregular marbling, close to 157A to 157B; vena lowing description were grown during the early Summer in an tion, between 147D and 148D. Fully developed outdoor nursery in Cuijk, The Netherlands and under cultural leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, close practices typical of commercial production conditions. Plants to 144A. used for the photographs were grown in 13-cm containers and 15 Petioles.—Basal leaves, petiolate; upper leaves, sessile. plants used for the description were grown in ground beds. Length: About 4.3 cm. Diameter: About 1.5 mm. Tex During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged ture, upper and lower Surfaces: Sparsely pubescent. from 15° C. to 28°C. and night temperatures ranged from 6° Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144C: C. to 18°C. Plants were two years old when the photographs towards the margins, close to 144A. and description were taken. In the following description, Flower description: color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Flower arrangement and shape.—Single campanulate Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of sessile flowers arranged in axillary and terminal ordinary dictionary significance are used. racemes; flowers face mostly upright to slightly out Botanical classification: Campanula glomerata Allgentit wardly; freely flowering habit with about 22 flowers wist. 25 developing per terminal inflorescence and about ten Parentage: flowers developing per axillary inflorescence. Female parent.—Proprietary selection of Campanula Natural flowering season. Plants begin flowering glomerata identified as code number 6-3-21, not pat about nine months after planting; in the garden, flow ented. ering continuous from late May to early August in The Male parent. Unknown selection of Campanula glom 30 erata, not patented. Netherlands. Propagation: Flower longevity on the plant.—About ten days; flowers Tipe.—By tissue culture. persistent. Time to initiate roots, summer. About 20 days at 6°C. Fragrance. None detected. to 28° C. 35 Inflorescence height.—About 4.3 cm. Time to initiate roots, winter. About 25 days at 6°C. to Inflorescence diameter. About 5.5 cm. 280 C. Flower buds. Length: About 1.8 cm. Diameter: About Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About 1.5 cm. Shape: Oblong to narrowly obovate. Color: 30 days at 6° C. to 28°C. Developing petals; developing sepals, close to 155A. Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About 40 Flower diameter.—About 1.4 cm. 35 days at 6° C. to 28° C. Flower length (height). About 3.5 cm. Root description. Fine, fibrous; white in color. Petals. Arrangement: Five in a single whorl; lower Rooting habit. Moderately freely branching; medium 60% of petal length fused. Length: About 3.1 cm. density. Width, base of free part of the petal: About 5 mm. Plant description: 45 Shape: Narrowly oblong. Apex: Acute. Margin: Plant and growth habit.—Herbaceous perennial; Entire. Texture, upper (inner) surface: Sparsely broadly upright plant habit; freely basal branching pubescent. Texture, lower (outer) surface: Smooth, habit with about 15 basal branches developing per glabrous. Color: When opening, upper (inner) Sur plant; moderately vigorous growth habit; campanu face: Close to N87A. When opening, lower (outer) late flowers arranged in compound racemes. 50 surface: Close to N87A; towards the base, close to Plant height. About 51.5 cm. N87C. Fully opened, upper (inner) surface: Close to Plant width. About 40 cm. N87A flushed with close to N87C to N87D. Fully Basal branch description.—Aspect: About 5° from ver opened, lower (outer) surface: Close to N87A: tical. Length: About 42.5 cm. Diameter: About 5 mm. towards the base, close to N87C and flushed with Internode length: About 3.4 cm. Strength: Strong. 55 close to N87D; color does not fade with development. Texture: Moderately pubescent. Color: Close to 144C Sepals. Arrangement: Five in a single campanulate to 144D with longitudinal stripes, close to 143B and whorl; lower 10% of sepals fused. Length: About 1.3 144A and strongly tinged with close to 178A to 178B. cm. Width, base of free part of the sepal: About 3 mm. Foliage description: Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Narrowly acute. Margin: Arrangement.—Alternate, simple. 60 Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth; Length. About 11.5 cm. dense pubescence along the margins. Color: When Width. About 3.3 cm. developing, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 155C. Shape. Narrowly ovate to lanceolate. Fully developed, upper and lower surfaces: Close to Apex. Acute. 155C; towards the apex, close to 157D. Base.—Attenuate. 65 Peduncles. Length: About 2 mm. Diameter: About 2 Margin.—Serrate. mm. Aspect: Terminal inflorescences, upright; axil US PP25.403 P2 5 6 lary inflorescences, 40° from stem axis. Strength: Seeds and fruits. Seed and fruit production have not Strong. Texture: Slightly pubescent. Color: Close to been observed on plants of the new Campanula. 144C. Disease & pest resistance: Plants of the new Campanula have Reproductive Organs.—Stamens: Quantity per flower: not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests Five. Filament length: About 2 mm. Filament color: 5 common to Campanula plants. Close to NN155C. Anther length: About 6 mm. Garden performance: Plants of the new Campanula have Anther shape: Lanceolate. Anther color: Close to 4B. exhibited good tolerance to rain and wind, are hardy to Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 4D. USDA Hardiness Zone3 and have been observed to toler Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistillength: About ate high temperatures up to 35°C. 2 cm. Stigma shape: Three-parted; decurrent. Stigma 10. It is claimed: color: Close to 195D. Style length: About 1.8 cm. 1. A new and distinct Campanula plant named Allgentit Style color: Close to 196D. Ovary color: Close to wist as illustrated and described. 145B to 145C. k . . . . U.S. Patent Mar. 31, 2015 Sheet 1 of 4 US PP25,403 P2

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