Bicolor impatiens
AssigneePan America Seed Company
InventorEllen Leue
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Abstract
Conventional I. wallerana bicolor petal patterns, such as the "star" and "picotee" patterns are polygenic in nature. Consequently, the color patterns are often lost or diluted when merged with other desirable polygenic traits. The novel stardust pattern, however, exhibits an exceptionally high degree of stability from flower to flower, and appears to be controlled by a single recessive gene. This simple inheritance allows the production of I. wallerana plants having the stardust trait with a variety of additional desirable characteristics.
Claims9
An Impatiens wallerana plant that has flowers comprising bicolor petals, wherein each petal exhibits the stardust trait, which is a color pattern characterized by (a) a white central area, (b) a pigmented petal border, and (c) a transition zone located between said central area and said pigment border, wherein said transition zone comprises graded pigment stippling, and said stardust trait is controlled by a single recessive gene.
A method for determining whether a test Impatiens wallerana plant carries the stardust gene, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) crossing said test plant with a control Impatiens wallerana plant that exhibits the stardust trait, and
- (b) observing the petal color pattern of the progeny of said cross, wherein the presence of the stardust trait in said progeny indicates that said test plant carries the stardust gene.
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