Back to results
US PP8,126 PGranted
Poinsettia plant named C-27 White
AssigneePaul Ecke Ranch, Inc.
InventorFranz Fruehwirth
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Loading patent…
Loading patent…
AssigneePaul Ecke Ranch, Inc.
InventorFranz Fruehwirth
Estimating the term…
This new Poinsettia is a stiff-stemmed, vigorous plant with large white, erect flower bracts. Cultivar `C-27 White` is a sport of the red bracted `C-27` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,235). `C-27 White`, like its parent `C-27`, is unique because the flower bracts remain erect and do not droop, even after commercial shipping and handling or as the flowers mature. It always looks "fresh" which adds to its beauty and increases its value as a consumer product. Poinsettia `C-27 White` has the same flowering response time and cultural requirements as its parent `C-27`.
A new and distinct Poinsettia cultivar, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its large white, erect flower bracts, and stiff stems.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
Drawings are temporarily unavailable. Open the PDF at USPTO
Term end not estimated
USPTO file history isn’t available for this patent, so only indexed dates are shown.
This new Poinsettia cultivar originated as a color sport of `C-27` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,235) in a greenhouse in Encinitas, Calif. It was selected from many plants because of its large, erect and white flower bracts and stiff stems, traits which distinguish it from other Poinsettia cultivars and seem to make it a desirable plant for commercial greenhouse production. After selection, vegetative reproduction of this plant was accomplished by stem cuttings for test purposes in Encinitas, Calif., and clones of the plant were subjected to successive generations of vegetative propagation which demonstrated that its distinct characteristics hold true from generation to generation.
Poinsettia `C-27 White` is illustrated in the accompanying color photographs.
The upper photo is a side view of three unpinched `C-27 White` plants in a 14 cm. pot.
The lower photo is a top view of the same plants showing flower and bract formation.
The following is a detailed description of this new Poinsettia as observed in my greenhouse in Encinitas, Calif., during December, 1990. Flowering plants, grown as 3 unpinched plants per pot, were observed. The pot was 14 cm. in diameter and 11 cm. in height. Color designations were compared to the 1986 edition of R.H.S. Colour Chart, first published in 1966 by The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England.
Origin: Sport of `C-27` (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,235).
Classification: