A new and distinct cultivar of kniphofia plant named ‘Red Rocket’, characterized by its upright growth habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; early flowering habit; long flowering period; orange red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Patent
   PP21905
Priority
Dec 16 2009
Filed
Dec 16 2009
Issued
May 03 2011
Expiry
Dec 16 2029
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1. A new and distinct kniphofia plant named ‘Red Rocket’ as illustrated and described.

Botanical designation: Kniphofia uvaria.

Cultivar denomination: ‘RED ROCKET’.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Kniphofia plant, botanically known as Kniphofia uvaria and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Red Rocket’.

The new Kniphofia plant is a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of Kniphofia uvaria ‘Nancy's Red’, not patented. The new Kniphofia plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within a population of plants of ‘Nancy's Red’ in a controlled greenhouse environment in Stramproij, The Netherlands in July, 2005.

Asexual reproduction of the new Kniphofia plant by tissue culture cuttings in a controlled environment in Lochristi, Belgium since July, 2006, has shown that the unique features of this new Kniphofia plant are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.

Plants of the new Kniphofia have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment and cultural practices 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 ‘Red Rocket’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Red Rocket’ as a new and distinct cultivar of Kniphofia:

Plants of the new Kniphofia can be compared to plants of the parent, ‘Nancy's Red’. Plants of the new Kniphofia differ from plants of ‘Nancy's Red’ in the following characteristics:

Plants of the new Kniphofia can also be compared to plants of Kniphofia uvaria ‘Alcazar’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Stramproij, The Netherlands, plants of the new Kniphofia differed from plants of ‘Alcazar’ in the following characteristics:

The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Kniphofia plant, 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 Kniphofia plant.

The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical plant of ‘Red Rocket’ grown in a container.

The photograph at the top of the second sheet is a close-up view of a typical inflorescence of ‘Red Rocket’.

The photograph at the bottom of the second sheet is a close-up view of typical leaves of ‘Red Rocket’.

The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown in containers in an outdoor nursery in Stramproij, The Netherlands during the summer and under conditions which approximate commercial production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 14° C. to 30° C. and night temperatures ranged from 7° C. to 14° C. Plants were two years old when the photographs 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.

Schreurs, Pieter

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PP22791, Mar 25 2010 Itsaul Plants, LLC Kniphofia plant named ‘Echo Rojo’
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