Variety of geranium plant named ‘Tikpink’
A new and distinct zonal geranium plant with intense pink colored flowers above medium green foliage. The plant is suitable for solitaire pot planting.
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Pelargonium×hortorum; Zonal Geranium.
VARIETY DENOMINATION‘Tikpink’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONThe present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Pelargonium×hortorum known by the varietal name ‘Tikpink’. The new variety was discovered in 1996 in a selective breeding program in Dresden, Germany. The new variety is the result of a combination breeding of 60 unpatented, unnamed seedlings having pink colored flowers. The flower color of ‘Tikpink’ is less intense than its pollen parent, and the growth vigor is less than its seed parent. The new variety was first asexually reproduced by cuttings in Dresden, Germany in 1997. The new variety has been trial and field tested and has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics and remain true to type through successive propagations.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGThe accompanying photographic drawing illustrates the new variety, with the color being as nearly true as is possible with color illustrations of this type.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANTThe following detailed description sets forth the characteristics of the new cultivar. The data which defines these charaterictics were collected by asexual reproductions by cuttings carried out in Dresden, Germany. The color readings were taken outdoors in shadow during summer on a 9 month old plant grown in a 19 cm pot. Color references are primarily to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London.
PLANTForm: Erect.
Overall height: 120 cm after 1 year.
Height from media surface to top of foliage: 70 cm after 6 months.
Height from media surface to top of umbel: 65-70 cm after 6 months.
Width: 40 cm after 9 months.
Growth: Erect.
Strength: Requires support.
Response time: 4 weeks.
Leaves:
Size.—6.0-8.0 cm long; 6.0-8.0 cm wide.
Shape.—Cordate.
Margin.—Crenate.
Texture.—Hairy.
Color.—Upper side is Green Group 137A with prominent zone of Greyed-Orange Group 166A; lower side is Green Group 138A.
Veins.—Green Group 138B.
Petioles:
Color.—Green Group 138B.
Length.—7.0-9.0 cm.
Diameter.—2 mm.
Stem/branches:
Color.—Green Group 137D.
Internode length.—3.0-5.0 cm.
THE BUDShape when just showing color:
Overall.—Semi-spherical.
Individual bud.—Narrow; elliptical.
Color: Yellow-Green Group 144A.
Size when just showing color:
Umbel.—8.0-10.0 cm across.
Individual bud.—1.5 cm long; 1.0 cm wide.
INFLORESCENCEBlooming habit: Single; 140 blooms per flowering season of spring until frost.
Size of fully open umbel: 7-9 cm in diameter; 5 cm deep.
Borne: Umbel; flowers on pedicel; pedicel on peduncle.
Flowers:
Form.—Zygomorph.
Number of petals.—5.
Size.—2.0 cm wide; 2.5 cm long.
Petals.—Color: Red-Purple Group 66C on upper and lower surfaces. Shape: Round apex; pointed base; entire margin.
Texture and appearance.—Velvety.
Petaloids: Absent.
Sepals:
Quantity.—5.
Size.—3 mm wide; 7 mm long.
Shape.—Pointed apex; wide base; entire margin.
Color.—Green Group 138A on upper and lower surfaces.
Pedicel:
Length.—2.5-3.0 cm.
Color.—Green Group 137B.
Peduncle:
Length.—11.0-13.0 cm.
Color.—Green Group 137B.
Disease/pest resistance: No susceptibility to diseases or pests has been noted to date.
Lasting quality: Semi-long-lasting; 2 weeks per umbel.
REPRODUCTIVE ORGANSStamens:
Anthers.—3 mm long.
Filaments.—Length: 0.5 cm maximum. Color: Pink.
Pollen.—Yellow.
Pistils:
Number.—One, five parted.
Length.—0.3-0.4 cm.
Stigma.—Pink.
Style.—0.8 cm long.
Ovaries:
Color.—Greenish.
Length.—0.4 cm.
Fruit: Produces 18-25 fruits per inflorescence colored Greyed-Orange Group 166A with 5 seeds per fruit on one column 3-4 cm long and 5 mm wide.
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS1. Suitable for solitaire pot plant.
2. Must be bound to get a pyramid shape.
3. Pinched several times for groundcover.
4. Very decorative.
5. Long-lasting.
Claims
1. A new and distinct variety of geranium plant substantially as shown and described.
- GTITM UPOVROM Citation for ‘Tikpink’ as per QZ PBR 981016; Jul. 23, 1998.
- GTITM UPOVROM Citation for ‘Tikpink’ as per IL PBR 03094; Sep. 9, 1999.
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 8, 2000
Date of Patent: Oct 29, 2002
Patent Publication Number: 20020073463
Assignee: Elsner pac Jungplanzen
Inventor: Andrea Michalik (Dresden)
Primary Examiner: Kent L. Bell
Attorney, Agent or Law Firm: Webb Ziesenheim Logsdon Orkin & Hanson, P.C.
Application Number: 09/733,024
International Classification: A01H/500;