Patent Grant
PP25915
Botanical designation: Laurus nobilis.
Cultivar denomination: ‘MONRIK’.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Laurus, botanically known as Laurus nobilis, commonly referred to as Sweet Bay and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘MonRik’.
The new Laurus plant originated from an open-pollination in Dayton, Oreg. of an unnamed selection of Laurus nobilis, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with an unknown selection of Laurus nobilis as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Laurus plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single plant from within the progeny of the stated open-pollination in a controlled environment in Dayton, Oreg. during the autumn of 2010.
Asexual reproduction of the new Laurus plant by vegetative cuttings in a controlled greenhouse environment in Dayton, Oreg. since June, 2011 has shown that the unique features of this new Laurus plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
The new Laurus plant has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions and cultural practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions 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 ‘MonRik’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘MonRik’ as a new and distinct Laurus plant:
Plants of the new Laurus differ from plants of the female parent selection primarily in plant size and habit.
Plants of the new Laurus can be compared to plants of unnamed selections of Laurus nobilis known to the Inventor, not patented. Plants of the new Laurus differ from plants of unnamed selections of Laurus nobilis known to the Inventor primarily in plant size and habit.
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Laurus 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 Laurus.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical plant of ‘MonRik’ grown in a container.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up view of typical leaves of ‘MonRik’.
The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown during the late autumn in two-gallon containers in an outdoor nursery in Dayton, Oreg. and under cultural practices typical of commercial Laurus production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 10° C. to 32° C. and night temperatures ranged from −1° C. to 10° C. Plants were 2.5 years old when the photographs and the description were taken. In the description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
