Patent Publication Number: US-PP27019-P2

Title: Sanvitalia plant named ‘Duesanyest’

Description:
Botanical designation:  Sanvitalia procumbens.    
     Cultivar denomination: ‘DUESANYEST’. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of  Sanvitalia  plant, botanically known as  Sanvitalia procumbens , and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Duesanyest’. 
     The new  Sanvitalia  plant is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Rheinberg, Germany. The objective of the breeding program is to create new compact and mounding  Sanvitalia  plants with numerous attractive inflorescences. 
     The new  Sanvitalia  plant originated from a cross-pollination conducted by the Inventor in Rheinberg, Germany in July, 2011 of a proprietary selection of  Sanvitalia procumbens  identified as code number L09-0712-001, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary selection of  Sanvitalia procumbens  identified as code number L08-0812-001, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new  Sanvitalia  plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled greenhouse environment in Rheinberg, Germany in May, 2013. 
     Asexual reproduction of the new  Sanvitalia  plant by vegetative cuttings in a controlled environment in Rheinberg, Germany since June, 2013 has shown that the unique features of this new  Sanvitalia  plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     Plants of the new  Sanvitalia  have not been observed under all possible combinations of environmental conditions and cultural practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environmental conditions such as temperature and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype. 
     The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Duesanyest’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Duesanyest’ as a new and distinct  Sanvitalia  plant:
         1. Compact and mounding plant habit.   2. Vigorous growth habit.   3. Early and freely flowering habit.   4. Inflorescences with bright yellow-colored ray florets and yellow green-colored disc florets.       

     Plants of the new  Sanvitalia  differ primarily from plants of the female and male parent selections in plant habit as plants of the new  Sanvitalia  are more compact than plants of the female and male parent selections. 
     Plants of the new  Sanvitalia  can be compared to plants of  Sanvitalia procumbens  ‘Talya Great Yellow’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Rheinberg, Germany, plants of the new  Sanvitalia  differed from plants of ‘Talya Great Yellow’ in the following characteristics:
         1. Plants of the new  Sanvitalia  were more compact than plants of ‘Talya Great Yellow’.   2. Plants of the new  Sanvitalia  had smaller leaves than plants of ‘Talya Great Yellow’.   3. Plants of the new  Sanvitalia  had slightly smaller inflorescences than plants of ‘Talya Great Yellow’.   4. Inflorescences of plants of the new  Sanvitalia  had darker yellow-colored ray florets than inflorescences of plants of ‘Talya Great Yellow’.       

    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH 
       The accompanying photograph illustrates the overall appearance of the new  Sanvitalia  plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photograph may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new  Sanvitalia  plant. 
       The photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Duesanyest’ grown in a container. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION 
     The aforementioned photograph and following observations and measurements describe plants grown during the summer in 10.5-cm containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Rheinberg, Germany under conditions and practices which approximate those generally used in commercial  Sanvitalia  production. During the production of the plants, day and night temperatures averaged 18° C. and light levels averaged 4,500 lux. Plants were pinched one time three weeks after planting and were 20 weeks old when the photograph and description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.
     Botanical classification:  Sanvitalia procumbens  ‘Duesanyest’.   Parentage:
             Female parent .—Proprietary selection of  Sanvitalia procumbens  identified as code number L09-0712-001, not patented.     Male parent .—Proprietary selection of  Sanvitalia procumbens  identified as code number L08-0812-001, not patented.       
       Propagation:
             Type .—By vegetative cuttings.     Time to initiate roots, summer .—About five days at temperatures about 20° C.     Time to initiate roots, winter .—About seven days at temperatures about 20° C.     Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer .—About three weeks at temperatures about 20° C.     Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter .—About four weeks at temperatures about 20° C.     Root description .—Fine, fibrous; color, close to 155B.     Rooting habit .—Freely branching; dense.       
       Plant description:
             Plant and growth habit .—Compact, upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit.     Branching habit .—Freely branching habit with two lateral branches potentially forming at every node.     Plant height .—About 16 cm.     Plant diameter or spread .—About 60 cm.     Lateral branches .—Length: About 37 cm. Diameter: About 2.5 mm. Internode length: About 3.1 cm. Strength: Strong, flexible. Texture: Pubescent. Color: Close to 144A.       
       Leaf description:
             Arrangement .—Opposite, simple.     Length .—About 1.6 cm.     Width .—About 6.8 mm.     Shape .—Lanceolate to elliptic.     Apex .—Acute.     Base .—Obtuse.     Margin .—Entire.     Texture, upper surface .—Pubescent.     Texture, lower surface .—Smooth, glabrous.     Venation pattern .—Pinnate.     Color .—Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 137B; venation, close to 144C to 144D. Developing and fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 138B; venation, close to 137B.     Petioles .—Length: About 1.1 mm. Diameter: About 1.6 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144C to 144D.       
       Inflorescence description:
             Form and aspect .—Single (daisy) inflorescence form with ray and disc florets developing acropetally on a pyramidal receptacle; inflorescences positioned above and beyond the foliar plane on strong peduncles; inflorescences face mostly upright to outwardly.     Flowering habit .—Freely flowering habit; about 60 to 80 inflorescences developing per plant.     Fragrance .—None detected.     Natural flowering season .—Plants flower continuously from April to October in Germany; early flowering habit, plants begin flowering about six weeks after planting.     Inflorescence longevity .—Inflorescences last about four days on the plant; inflorescences persistent.     Inflorescence buds .—Height: About 2.6 mm. Diameter: About 4.8 mm. Shape: Oblate. Color: Close to 144A.     Inflorescence size .—Diameter: About 1.5 cm. Depth (height): About 4.5 mm. Disc diameter: About 5.3 mm. Receptacle diameter: About 1 mm. Receptacle height: About 1 mm. Receptacle color: Close to 144B to 144C.     Ray florets .—Number of ray florets per inflorescence: About twelve arranged in a single whorl. Length: About 6 mm. Width: About 2 mm. Shape: Elliptical. Apex: Emarginate or obtuse. Base: Cordate, oblique. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; satiny. Color: When opening, upper surface: Close to 14A. When opening, lower surface: Close to 12A and 144B. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 13A; color becoming closer to 14A with development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 12A and 144B; color does not change with development.     Disc florets .—Number of disc florets per inflorescence: About 50. Length: About 3 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Shape: Tubular, elongated; apex dentate. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color, immature: Close to 144A. Color, mature: Apex: Close to 9A. Mid-section and base: Close to 144A.     Phyllaries .—Quantity per inflorescence: About ten to twelve in a single whorl. Length: About 3.7 mm. Width: About 3.7 mm. Shape: Nearly round to obcordate. Apex: Acute. Base: Cordate, oblique. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A.     Peduncles .—Length, terminal peduncle: About 1.8 cm. Length, fourth peduncle: About 1.6 cm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Strength: Strong; flexible. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 144A.     Reproductive organs .—Androecium (present on disc florets only): Quantity per disc floret: Two. Filament length: About 0.5 mm. Filament color: Close to 144D. Anther shape: Oblong. Anther length: About 1 mm. Anther color: Close to 1A. Pollen amount: Scarce. Pollen color: Close to 2A. Gynoecium (present on ray and disc florets): Pistil length: About 2 mm. Style length: About 0.5 mm. Style color: Close to 1A. Stigma shape: Bi-parted. Stigma color: Close to 1A. Ovary color: Close to 144B.     Seeds .—Quantity per inflorescence: About 50. Length: About 1 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Color: Close to 200B to 200C.       
       Disease &amp; pest resistance: Plants of the new  Sanvitalia  have not been shown to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to  Sanvitalia  plants.   Garden performance: Plants of the new  Clematis  have exhibited good tolerance to rain and wind and have been observed to tolerate temperatures from about 5° C. to about 40° C.