Patent Application
20190335644
Botanical designation: Solenostemon scutellarioides.
Cultivar denomination: ‘DOCOGREFAYO’.
Title: Coleus Plant Named ‘Docogrefang’
Applicant: Ruth Kobayashi
Filed: Concurrently with this application
Title: Coleus Plant Named ‘Docogrefalig’
Applicant: Ruth Kobayashi
Filed: Concurrently with this application
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant, botanically known as Solenostemon scutellarioides and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Docogrefayo’.
The new Coleus plant is a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of a proprietary selection of Solenostemon scutellarioides identified as code designation CS-0099, not patented. The new Coleus plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single plant within a population of plants of the selection parent in a controlled greenhouse environment in Encinitas, Calif. on Jun. 17, 2016.
Asexual reproduction of the new Coleus plant by terminal cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Encinitas, Calif. since August, 2016 has shown that the unique features of this new Coleus plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
The new Coleus plant has not been observed under all possible combinations of cultural practices and environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment and cultural practices such as temperature and light intensity without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Docogrefayo’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Docogrefayo’ as a new and distinct Coleus plant:
Plants of the new Coleus differ primarily from plants of the mutation parent selection in leaf color as plants of the mutation parent have red purple-colored leaves with bright green-colored margins.
Plants of the new Coleus differ primarily from plants of Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Docogrefang’, disclosed in a U.S. Plant Patent application filed concurrently, in leaf color as plants of ‘Docogrefang’ have variegated leaves that are greyed purple, greyed orange and light yellow with light green-colored margins.
Plants of the new Coleus differ primarily from plants of Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Docogrefalig’, disclosed in a U.S. Plant Patent application filed concurrently, in leaf color as plants of ‘Docogrefalig’ have variegated leaves that are greyed purple and light green yellow with light green-colored margins.
Plants of the new Coleus can be compared to plants of Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Witch Doctor’, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,887. In side-by-side comparisons plants of the new Coleus differ from plants of ‘Witch Doctor’ in the following characteristics:
Plants of the new Coleus can be compared to plants of Solenostemon scutellarioides ‘Big Blonde’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons plants of the new Coleus differ from plants of ‘Big Blonde’ in the following characteristics:
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Coleus showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Coleus.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical plant of ‘Docogrefayo’ grown in a container.
The photograph at the top of the sheet is a close-up view of a typical plant of ‘Docogrefayo’.
The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown in Encinitas, Calif. in 10-cm containers in a polyethylene-covered greenhouse during the winter and under cultural practices which closely approximate commercial Coleus production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures averaged 26° C., night temperatures averaged 18° C. and light levels ranged from 4,500 to 5,500 foot-candles. Plants were ten weeks old when the photographs and the description were taken. In the following detailed description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
