A distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘KJ 2003 0871’, characterized by its upright and freely branching plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; large orange-colored flowers with more than 20 petals per flower; and excellent postproduction longevity.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘KJ 2003 0871’, as illustrated and described.
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Botanical designation: Kalanchoe blossfeldiana×Kalanchoe laciniata.
Cultivar denomination: ‘KJ 2003 0871’.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant, botanically known as Kalanchoe blossfeldiana×Kalanchoe laciniata, and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘KJ 2003 0871’.
The new Kalanchoe is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Hinnerup, Denmark. The objective of the breeding program was to create new freely-flowering Kalanchoe cultivars with large flowers, numerous petals per flower, attractive flower coloration and excellent postproduction longevity.
The new Kalanchoe originated from a cross-pollination made in Hinnerup, Denmark, of the Kalanchoe blossfeldiana cultivar African Flame, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with the Kalanchoe laciniata cultivar KJ 2001 1858, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Kalanchoe was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination grown in a controlled environment in Hinnerup, Denmark.
Asexual reproduction of the new Kalanchoe by terminal cuttings at Hinnerup, Denmark, by the Inventor, has shown that the unique features of this new Kalanchoe are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
The cultivar KJ 2003 0871 has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength 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 ‘KJ 2003 0871’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘KJ 2003 0871’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
Plants of the new Kalanchoe differ primarily from plants of the parent cultivars in petal number and petal coloration.
Plants of the new Kalanchoe can be compared to plants of the Kalanchoe cultivar KJ 2003 0855, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 17,529. Plants of the new Kalanchoe differ primarily from plants of the cultivar KJ 2003 0855 in petal coloration as plants of the cultivar KJ 2003 0855 have golden yellow-colored flowers.
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Kalanchoe, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Kalanchoe. The photographs were taken under diffuse natural light conditions on a sunny day at approximately noon in Hinnerup, Denmark.
The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering potted plant of ‘KJ 2003 0871’.
The photograph at the bottom of the sheet comprises a top perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘KJ 2003 0871’.
In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2001 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Plants used in the photographs and for the following observations and measurements were grown in Hinnerup, Denmark, under commercial practice in a glass-covered greenhouse for about eleven weeks after the start of short day/long night photoperiodic treatment with average temperatures of 20° C. Plants used in the description and photographs were not pinched. Unless otherwise specified, the leaf description represents leaves from a vegetative plant.
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