Patent Publication Number: US-6833-P

Title: Bouvardia named Joreda

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT 
     This new Bouvardia originated as a seedling selected from offspring of the breeding stock plant Red King. The particular seedling was selected by me in 1983 for propagation and testing because of the distinctive flower form and coloration of its blossoms. Specifically, the flower is a four lobed tubular corolla. It is orange red in color. The selected plant was propagated by me in Roelofarendsveen, Holland through several generations of cutting propagation to establish that its distinctive characteristics hold true from generation to generation and appear to be firmly fixed. 
     Breeding efforts commenced in 1982 in Roelofarendsveen, Holland where the breeding stock is maintained. My new variety, Joreda, differs from the mother plant, Red King, in that it has larger flowers, better stem quality with more blooms per stem, and a longer vase life. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING 
     This new variety of the Bouvardia plant is illustrated by the accompanying photograph which shows a blooming cyme of the plant with buds and flowers in various stages of opening. 
    
    
     DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW PLANT 
     The following is a detailed description of my new Bouvardia plant with color designations according to The National Bureau of Standards, Standard Reference Material, #2107, comprising the ISCC-NBS Centroid Color Charts and NBS Special Publication, #440 and the R.H.S. Colour Chart. 
     THE PLANT 
     Origin: Seedling. 
     Parentage: Seed parent. 
     Classification: Rubiaceae family. 
     Form: A vigorously growing small shrub with leaves arranged opposite and flowers in terminal cymes. 
     Height: Up to 80.0 cm. 
     Growth: Vigorous. 
     Root stock: Rhizome. 
     Foliage: 
     Quantity.--Many. 
     Number of leaves.--10-15 per stem. 
     Size of leaf.--About 7.0 cm. 
     Shape of leaf.--Lanceolate. 
     Texture.--Smooth. 
     Color.--Upper side: Green. Under side: Green. 
     THE BUD 
     Form: Flask-shaped. 
     Size: Small. 
     Diameter.--About 0.75 cm. 
     Length.--About 3.0 cm. 
     Peduncle: 
     Length.--About 8.0 cm. 
     Texture.--Smooth. 
     Form.--Erect. 
     THE FLOWER 
     Blooming habit: Continuously year-round. 
     Flower size: 
     Diameter.--About 2.0-2.5 cm. 
     Depth.--About 3.0 cm. 
     Borne: Terminal cymes. 
     Shape: Lobed tubular corolla. 
     Petalage: 
     Number of petals.--Four. 
     Arrangement.--Concentric circle. 
     Form.--Elliptical. 
     Texture.--Smooth. 
     Appearance.--Satiny. 
     Color: R.H.S. Red 47A-B. 
     Persistence: The flowers hang on and dry. 
     Main stem or stalk: 
     Length.--Up to 80.0 cm. 
     Color.--Green. 
     Character.--Sturdy and erect. 
     Lasting quality of flower: About 25 days. As a cut flower 14 days. 
     REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS 
     Stamens: 
     Number.--Four. 
     Arrangement.--Alternate with corolla lobes. 
     Anthers: 
     Size.--About 0.25 cm. 
     Color.--White (No. 263). 
     Filaments: 
     Length.--About 1.0 cm. 
     Color.--White (No. 263). 
     Pollen.--Black (No. 267). 
     Pistils: 
     Number.--One. 
     Styles.--Length: About 2.0 cm. Color: White (No. 263). 
     Fruit: 
     Shape.--Loculicidal capsule, seeds winged. 
     Color.--Brown. 
     This plant is particularly noted for the distinctive coloration and form of its flowers, which coloration and form does not clearly resemble that of any other Bouvardia plant previously known to me.