USO0PP19306P2 (12) United States Plant Patent (10) Patent N0.: US PP19,306 P2 Hawks (45) Date of Patent: Oct. 7, 2008 (54) CHRYSOGONUM PLANT NAMED ‘QUINN’S (52) US. Cl. ..................................................... .. Plt./373 GOLD’ (58) Field of Classi?cation Search .... .. Flt/373 See application ?le for complete search history. (50) Latin Name: Chrysogonum virginianum _ _ Varietal Denomination: Quinn’s Gold Prlmary ExamnferiAnnene H Para_ Asszslanl Exammeris. B. McCormick-Ewoldt (76) Inventor: Kimberly T. Hawks, 2056 Crawford (74) A210" "6)’; Agent) 0" Firmipenny J~ Aguirre 0‘) Notice? sublectfo any di5C1aimer,_thetermOfthi5 A new cultivar of Chrysogonum virginianum, ‘Quinn’s Pawnt 15 extended Or adlusted under 35 Gold’, characterized by its ?owers that emerge gold in color U-S~C~ 154(1)) by 0 days- and change with maturity to yellow and creamy white imparting the appearance of multicolored ?owers, its long (21) Appl. No.: 11/906,656 blooming habit, its vigorous growth habit, its ease of _ _ propagation, its drought tolerance and its hardiness in at (22) Flled' Oct‘ 4’ 2007 least U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9. (51) Int. Cl. A01H 5/00 (2006.01) 2 Drawing Sheets 1 2 Botanical classi?cation: Chrysogonum virginianum. 6. ‘Quinn’s Gold’ is cold hardy at least in U.S.D.A. Zones Variety denomination: ‘Quinn’s Gold’. 5 to 9. The new Chrysogonum is unique in comparison to other BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION cultivars and species of Chrysogonum known to the inventor. 5 The parent plants, unnamed plants of Chrysogonum The present mvent1on relates to a new and d1 stmct cultivar virginianum, produce ?owers that are gold throughout devel of Chrysogonum virginianum and will be referred to hereaf opment and do not lighten to yellow and creamy white as ter by its cultivar name, ‘Quinn’s Gold’. ‘Quinn’s Gold’ observed with ‘Quinn’s Gold’. represents a new green and gold, an herbaceous perennial The only cultivars known to the inventor are cultivars of herb grown for use as a groundcover and in perennial bor Chrysogonum virginianum var. virginianum that produce ders. more upright stems and a habit that forms discreet clumps The new cultivar, ‘Quinn’s Gold’, was discovered by the rather than the groundcover habit typical of Chrysogonum inventor as a naturally occurring whole plant mutation in a virginianum and ‘Quinn’s Gold’. None of these cultivars cultivated garden in Pittsboro, NC. in June of 1998. produce ?owers that change in color like ‘Quinn’s Gold’. ‘Quinn’s Gold’ was found in a groundcover planting of These cultivars include ‘Pierre’ (not patented), which is a unnamed Chrysogonum virginianum plants and arose from compact selection and ‘Mark Viette’ (not patented), which is open pollination of these plants. fast growing and has abundant large ?owers. Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar was ?rst accom plished by division in June of 1998 by the inventor in Chapel BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Hill, NC. Propagation by division and stem cutting has determined that the characteristics of the new cultivar are The plants and plant parts in the accompanying color pho stable and are reproduced true to type in successive genera tographs were taken of a one year-old plant grown in out tions. doors in a trial bed in New Hope, Minn. FIG. 1 provides an overall view of ‘Quinn’s Gold’ in SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 25 bloom and illustrates plant habit. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and FIG. 2 provides a close-up view of the ?owers in various represent the characteristics of the new cultivar. These stages of development. attributes in combination distinguish ‘Quinn’s Gold’ as a The colors in the photographs are as close as possible with unique cultivar of Chrysogonum. 30 the photographic and printing technology utilized. The color 1. ‘Quinn’s Gold’ exhibits ?owers that open gold in color values cited in the detailed botanical description more accu and change color with maturity from gold to yellow and rately describe the colors of the new Chrysogonum. ?nally to a creamy white color. 2. Plants of ‘Quinn’s Gold’ are multicolored in bloom as BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT the ?ower are continuously produced and are present in 35 various stage of ?oral development. The following is a detailed description of a one-year old plant the new cultivar as grown outdoors in a trial garden in 3. ‘Quinn’s Gold’ is long blooming; blooming from early New Hope, Minn. The phenotype of the new cultivar may spring until frost. vary with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural 4. ‘Quinn’s Gold’ has a vigorous growth habit and is 40 conditions, as it has not been tested under all possible envi readily propagated by stem cuttings. ronmental conditions. The color determination is in accor 5. ‘Quinn’s Gold’ is drought tolerant. dance with the 2001 R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Hor US PP19,306 P2 3 4 ticultural Society, London, England, except Where general present on terminal and axillary nodes of ?oWering color terms of ordinary dictionary signi?cance are used. stems, emerging from the onset of stem elongation. Capitulum numbeniAbout 40 per branched ?oWering General description: stem. Lastingness of in?orescenceiAbout 2 Weeks until Blooming periodiLong-blooming; from mid spring senescence of ray ?oWers, disk ?orets and bracts are until frost in Minnesota and North Carolina. persistent. Plant type. *Herbaceous perennial herb. Capitulum sizeiMatures to about 1 cm in depth and Plant habitiFlowering stems emerge from a basal 1.5 cm in diameter, disk siZe is about 4 cm in diam rosette and are prostrate in habit, suitable as a eter. groundcover. FragranceiNone detected. Height and spread. *Reaches up to 10 cm in height and Phyllariesilo, arranged in 2 series, outer series; reaches about 40 cm in Width. about 7 mm in length and 4 mm in Width, fused at HardinessiAt least in U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9. base, broadly acute apex, broadly oblanceolate in Culture.%}roWs best in Well-drained, moderately rich shape, color 138B on upper portion and 138D on to lean soils in full sun to dappled shade and its loWer portion on both surfaces, entire, ciliate margin drought tolerant. and glabrous hairy surface, loWer portion chaffy, Diseases and pestsiNo susceptibility or resistance to inner series; about 4 mm in length and 2.5 mm in diseases or pests has been observed. Width, 138D in color, chaffy. Root description. *Fleshy. BudsiCampanulate, 7 mm in depth and 1.5 cm in Growth rateiVigorous. diameter, phyllary are 138A on upper surface and Propagationistem cuttings and stem division. 138B on loWer surface, ray ?orets are upright, 2 mm Stem description: in height, 1.5 mm in Width and 14A in color, disk Shapeislightly oval, solid. ?orets are barely visible and 144D in color. Stem colonil 45A With some areas suffused With 176B PeduncleiTypically 3 cm in length and 1.2 mm in on upper surface. diameter, 145A in color, texture is glabrous and Stem size. *Average of 3 mm in diameter; initially rough With abundant hairs. short and later branching and elongating to about 25 Ray ?orets (female).i5, about 1 cm in length and 4 mm in Width, petals; broadly oval in shape, emargin cm. Stem sur?iceiPubescent With numerous White hairs ated apex, cuneate base, entire margin except apex, about 2 mm in length. glabrous in texture, initially held upright about 70° Stem number *Average of 6 branched ?owering stems. from horiZontal and become horiZontal as they Internode lengthiAverage of 5 cm, With some nodes mature, color of upper and loWer surface When open having tWo branches per node. ing; 14A, color changes to upper surface; 8D With BranchingiTypically an average of 2 branches per shadings of 8A and 8B and loWer surface; blending stem With 3 to 4 tertiary branches. of 13A, 8A and 8B, color of upper surface When Foliage description: mature; 155B With a small marking of 8B at apex and Leaf shapeAOVate. base, color of loWer surface When mature; blend of Leaf divisionisimple. 11B and 11C. Leaf base. *Attenuate. Disk?owers (male andfemale, or sterile).iNumerous, about 20, tubular in shape, arranged spirally on a Leaf arrangement. ‘Opposite. conical receptacle, about 4 mm in length and 1 mm Leaf apeyaiBroadly acute. in Width, petals; 5, fused, tubular With acute apices, Leaf venationiPrimarily pinnate, not prominent 14A in color, pistil extends 1.5 mm beyond apex, except for basal portion of mid rib; 147D in color. general disk color at opening 14A, changing to 2D Leaf marginsiDentate, ciliate. then to a blend of 165A and 165D When ray ?orets Leaf attachmentiPetiolate. drop. Leaf sizeiBasal leaves; average of 8 cm in length and Reproductive organs: 5 cm in Width, stem leaves; average of 3 cm in length GynoeciumiPistil: 1, 3 mm in length and 0.7 mm in and 2 cm in Width. Width, style; 0.7 mm in Width and 2 mm in length, Leaf coloniNewly formed upper surface; 137B, neWly color 14A, stigma; bi?d, each arm about 2 mm in formed loWer surface; 138A, mature leaf upper sur length and 14A in color, ovary; about 3 mm in length face; 137B, mature leaf loWer surface; 138B. and 2 mm in Width, 138D in color, oval in shape. Leaf surfaceiUpper surface dull and loWer pubescent Androeciumistamens; 5, fused, form a cylinder With short hairs on margins. around style, 3 mm in length and 0.3 mm in Width, PetiolesiAbout 4 mm in length and 2 mm in Width on dehisced longitudinally, 200A in color, ?laments; 1 ?owering stems and about 4.5 cm in length and 4 mm mm in length, 0.3 min Width, 153D in color, pollen; in Width on basal leaves With leafy margins, 145D in moderate in quantity and 14A in color.