Impatiens plant named Dangal

A new cultivar of Impatiens plant named Dangal characterized by its medium tall plant height, very large round flowers, bright red-purple flower color, small medium dark green foliage, excellent branching, and floriferous habit.

The present invention relates to a new and distinctive cultivar of 
Impatiens plant, botanically known as Impatiens, commonly known as New 
Guinia impatiens, and referred to by the cultivar name Dangal. The new 
cultivar was developed by me through controlled breeding by crossing the 
cultivar identified by the breeding number 36-22 as the female parent with 
the cultivar identified 60-198 as the male parent. Both parents are 
unreleased, proprietary lines. 
Asexual reproduction by cuttings taken at Mishmar Hashiva, Israel has shown 
that the unique features of this new impatiens are stabilized and are 
reproduced true to type in successive propagations. The cuttings 
preferably comprise tip cuttings with at least one axillary bud, which is 
vegetative and not a flower bud. 
The following characteristics distinguish the new impatiens from both its 
parent varieties and other cultivated impatiens of this type known and 
used in the floriculture industry: 
1. Medium tall plant height. 
2. Very large round flowers. 
3. Bright red-purple flower color. 
4. Small, medium dark green foliage. 
5. Very floriferous habit. 
6. Excellent branching. 
7. Permits relatively high production of cuttings.

The following is a detailed description of my new impatiens cultivar based 
on plants produced under commercial practice in Mishmar Hashiva, Israel. 
The description was made both in the summer and the winter, with no 
differences being observed between the growing seasons in Israel, except 
the rate of growing and earliness in flowering in the summer. 
Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart 
except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. 
Dangal can be compared with the cultivar Argus. The flower color of Dangal 
is slightly darker, and the leaves of Dangal are both smaller and darker. 
Further, the growth habits of the respective cultivars are distinctly 
different. 
Parentage: 
Male parent.--60-198. 
Female parent.--36-22. 
Propagation: 
A. Type cutting.--Leaves without flower buds. 
B. Time to initiate roots.--8-10 days both at 25.degree.-30.degree. C. 
summer, and 20.degree.-22.degree. C. winter. 
C. Rooting habit.--Good root initiation. 
Plant description: 
Form.--Medium tall, mounded, symmetrical. 
B. Habit of growth.--Excellent branching and thus very floriferous; high 
cutting production. 
C. Foliage description.--(1) Size: Relatively small, 6.0 cm in length and 
3.0 cm in width. (2) Shape: Oval. (3) Margin: Finely serrated. (4) Color: 
Young foliage top side 137A; under side 146A; mature foliage top side 
137B; under side 146B. (5) Venation: The main vein is yellowish on the top 
side, and slightly red on the underside. 
Flowering description: 
A. Flowering habits.--Time required for opening from bud to flower is about 
4-5 days. 
B. Natural flowering season.--Natural flowering in the spring and summer in 
moderate climates. In Israel flowering also occurs in the winter. 
C. Flower buds: Typical. Spurs up to 6.0 cm long on mature buds with throat 
originating from major sepal; the wide part of the spur is spear shapen, 
2.0 cm by 1.0 cm in dimension and close to 67D in color; the long part is 
approximately 4.0 cm in length, almost straight, and purple 60C-D. 
D. Flowers borne.--Flower buds are presented at the tips of stems overlying 
the terminal whorls of leaves. At most stems, there are generally about 
4-6 buds in different stages of maturity, and normally about 1-2 or more 
open blooms, as the plant reaches market stage. Total inflorescence after 
three months from planting is about 30-40 flowers. 
E. Quantity of flowers.--Very floriferous. Flowering is continuous at 
temperatures above approximately 10.degree. C. and with at least minimum 
levels of light. 
F. Petals.--(1) Shape: There are two pairs of petals, each pair being 
generally heart shaped but somewhat asymetrical, and a single petal which 
is generally oval to round. (2) Color: Top side in spring when opening is 
57A, fading to 53C; under side 53D with some fading on maturity (3) Number 
of petals: Five. (4) Size of flowers: Approximately 6.0 cm in diameter. 
G. Reproductive organs.--(1) Stamens: One in number. (a) Anther color: 
White. (b) Pollen color: White. (2) Pistils: (a) Stigma: Cone shaped; 
green in color. (b) Style: Green in color. (c) Ovaries: One in number; 
size 1.5 mm, color green. 
Disease resistance: Good to date. 
Other important characteristics: The color of the branches are green 
infused with red.