Patent Grant
PP35848
Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed: Plectranthus scutellarioides.
Variety denomination: ‘Balflamobin’.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant botanically known as Plectranthus scutellarioides and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balflamobin’.
The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in Arroyo Grande, California during July 2020. The objective of the breeding program was the development of Coleus cultivars with unique foliage coloration and leaf shape, upright growth habit, and good sun tolerance.
The new Coleus cultivar was the result of a self-pollination of STAINED GLASSWORKS Royalty ‘UF16-88-9’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 30,585, characterized by its dark maroon with bright pink centers colored foliage, and vigorous, compact-upright growth habit. The new cultivar was selected as a single plant within the progeny of the above stated self-pollination during May 2021 in a controlled environment in Guadalupe, California.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings since May 2021 in Arroyo Grande, California and West Chicago, Illinois has demonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true-to-type with all of the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.
The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedly observed and can be used to distinguish ‘Balflamobin’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant:
Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the parent primarily in having leaf and petiole pubescence and smaller sized foliage.
Of the many commercially available Coleus cultivars, the most similar in comparison to the new cultivar is FlameThrower Serrano ‘UF15-6-28’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 30,970. However, in side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘UF15-6-28’ in at least the following characteristics:
The accompanying photographs show, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this type, the overall growth habit and typical foliage characteristics of the new cultivar. Colors in the photographs differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed description, which accurately describes the colors of ‘Balflamobin’. The approximately 3-month-old plants were grown in 3-gallon containers for approximately 8 weeks in an outdoor nursery in West Chicago, Ill. Treatments are described below in the Detailed Botanical Description.
The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature, light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is The RHS Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, 2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significance are used. The color values were determined in July 2023 under natural light conditions in West Chicago, Ill.
The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately 3-month-old plants produced from cuttings from stock plants and grown under conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice. The plants were grown in West Chicago, Illinois in 3-gallon pots utilizing a soilless growth medium for approximately 8 weeks in an outdoor nursery in West Chicago, Ill. Plants were given three pinches prior to transplant. Eight weeks after cuttings were stuck, plants were sprayed with growth regulators B-NINE (daminozide [butanedioic acid mono (2,2-dimethylhydrazide)]) at 2,500 ppm and CYCOCEL (chlormequat (2-chloroethyl)trimethylammonium chloride) at 800 ppm. Prior to transplant plants were grown in a polycarbonate greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill. Greenhouse temperatures were maintained at approximately 75° F. to 80° F. (24° C. to 27° C.) during the day and approximately 65° F. to 70° F. (18° C. to 21° C.) during the night. Supplemental lighting was used during propagation stage.
