Guzmania Plant Named ‘Tempo’
AssigneeCorn Bak B.V.
InventorsElly Bak, Nicolaas D.M. Steur
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Abstract
A new cultivar of Guzmania plant named ‘Tempo’ particularly characterized by its solid, compact growth habit in a funnel-form rosette; numerous, relatively narrow leaves; superior floral bract production; star-shaped inflorescence; bright, relatively deep red floral bracts; and long-lasting habit.
Claims5
A seed having American Type Culture Collection Deposit Accession No. PTA-3291 produced by crossing a Guzmania selection identified by Code No. 93523011 with a Guzmania selection identified by Code No. 93523272, said seed producing a plant that is particularly characterized by the following:
- (a) solid, compact growth habit in a funnel-form rosette measuring approximately 19 cm in height above a pot when flowering;
- (b) numerous, relatively narrow leaves, each approximately 2-3 cm in width and 21 cm in length;
- (c) approximately 8 scape bracts and 14 primary bracts;
- (d) star-shaped inflorescence;
- (e) bright, relatively deep red floral bracts which especially distinguish this new cultivar from others, including the cultivar ‘Intro’ disclosed in Plant Pat. No. 10,852;
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- (f) long-lasting habit.
A Guzmania plant designated cultivar ‘Tempo’ produced from seed accorded American Type Culture Collection Deposit Accession No. PTA-3291.
A method of producing Guzmania progeny plant comprising the steps of (a) crossing Guzmania cultivar ‘Tempo’ produced from seed accorded American Type Culture Collection Deposit Accession No. PTA-3291 with another Guzmania plant and (b) selecting progeny.
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