Patent Grant
PP34862
Latin name of the genus and species of the claimed plant: Dracaena deremensis.
Variety denomination: ‘LIMÓN’.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Dracaena plant, botanically known as Dracaena deremensis of the family of Asparagaceae, hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘LIMÓN’.
Dracaena is a monocotyledonous and tropical foliage plant which can be produced as a single or multi-stemmed plant, used mainly as a house plant for interior use or outdoors in shades in zones 9 or 10 only.
The new Dracaena ‘LIMÓN’ originated as a naturally occurring whole plant mutation of Dracaena deremensis variety ‘LEMON LIME’ (unpatented). The new Dracaena ‘LIMÓN’ was discovered and selected by the inventor, William Vásquez Ulate, in 2020, as a single sprouting plant within a controlled environment, in Candelaria, Palmares, Alajuela province, Costa Rica.
‘LIMÓN’ was grown in tropical lowlands in Costa Rica with day lengths of 12 to 13 hours and ambient temperatures of 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit. The light levels in lux were 30 K and the level of relative humidity was 80%.
Asexual reproduction of the new Dracaena ‘LIMÓN’ by vegetative cuttings was first performed in 2020 in Candelaria, Palmares, Alajuela province, Costa Rica, and demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for the new cultivar are firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be unique characteristics of ‘LIMÓN’, which in combination distinguish this Dracaena as a new and distinct cultivar:
Plants of the new Dracaena ‘LIMÓN’ differ from plants of the parental cultivar, Dracaena deremensis ‘LEMON LIME’ (unpatented) in the characteristics described in Table 1.
Dracaena deremensis
Dracaena deremensis
Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present inventor, the most similar in comparison to the new Dracaena deremensis ‘LIMÓN’ is the commercial cultivar ‘LEMON LIME’ (unpatented).
The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Dracaena deremensis cultivar ‘LIMÓN’ showing the colors as true as is reasonably possible with colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color value cited in the detailed botanical descriptions which accurately describe the color of ‘LIMÓN’.
The new Dracaena ‘LIMÓN’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype of the new cultivar may show phenotypical changes with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length without any change in the genotype of the plant.
The aforementioned photographs, together with the following observations, measurements and values describe the new Dracaena cultivar ‘LIMÓN’ as grown in open-field conditions at Baltimore, Matina, Limón province, Costa Rica, which closely approximate those generally used in commercial practice. Average temperature in Baltimore is 31° C. during the day and 24° C. at night. Plants grow under natural light conditions.
Plants of the new Dracaena cultivar ‘LIMÓN’ are grown under light conditions of about 80% shade from natural sunlight and about 80% relative humidity. No supplementary artificial light is necessary. Plants of the new Dracaena ‘LIMÓN’ are given 1) a liquid 24-8-16 fertilizer every 15 days, and 2) a granular Nutricote 18-6-12 fertilizer every 6 weeks in raining season. No growth retardants are used when growing plants of the new Dracaena ‘LIMÓN’.
Color references were made according to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHS) online (rhscf.orgfree.com). The photographs and descriptions were made during the dry season in Candelaria, Palmares, Alajuela province, Costa Rica when outdoor day average temperature was 31° C. The age of the plants described is 8 months old.
