Impatiens plant named ‘Imdohopi’

A new Impatiens plant, characterised particularly as to novelty by a strong and spreading growing habit, freely branching, resulting in a big and floriferous plant with large, double, bright pink flowers, flowing above the foliage.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed:Impatiens walleriana.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new distinct cultivar ofImpatiens,botanically known asImpatiens walleriana.

The newImpatiensis a product of a planned breeding program conducted in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. The newImpatienscultivar has a strong, upright growing type, floriferous with large, double flowers and with attractive foliage.

The present cultivar originated from a pollination made in 2002, of a proprietaryImpatiensselection identified as ‘T2680-4,’ not patented, as the female, or seed parent, with a proprietaryImpatiensselection identified as ‘T2679-1,’ not patented, as the male, or pollen parent.

The present cultivar has been repeatedly asexually reproduced by cuttings in Enkhuizen, Netherlands, in Angers, France, in Gilroy, USA over a two year period. The distinctive characters of this newImpatiensare stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction. It takes 6 to 8 weeks to produce a finished plant, depending on the temperature.

This newImpatiensplant is an annual in most climatical zones in the US, only in zones 9 and 10 it is a perennial plant.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW CULTIVAR

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of this newImpatiens.The data which defines these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Enkhuizen, Netherlands. The plant history was taken on 25 week old plants, blossomed under natural light in the field.

Color readings were taken in the office under ambient light. Colors references are primarily to the R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London.

Plants of the newImpatiensdiffer primarily from the plants of the female parent selection in the following characteristics:

Plants of the newImpatienshave bright pink flowers with only petals, whereas the plants of the female have carmine rose flowers with pollen cap and stigma.

Plants of the newImpatiensdiffer primarily from the male plant selection in the following characteristics:

Plants of the newImpatienshave bright pink flowers with only petals, whereas the plants of the male have rose flowers with pollen cap and stigma.