<i>Echeveria </i>plant named ‘OVPEARLS07’

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Echeveria plant named OVPEARLS07 which is characterized by a globular prolife with an abundance of foliage that is tightly held in a basal rosette, greyed-green foliage that is lightly to moderately covered with light greyed-green epicuticular wax, and dark red leaf margins at and near the apex. The new variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Echeveria plant named OVPEARLS07, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

(1) FIG. 1 illustrates, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color photographs of this type, an exemplary plant of OVPEARLS07 grown in a commercial greenhouse in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. This plant is approximately 1 year old, shown planted in a 12 cm container.

(2) FIG. 2 illustrates, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color photographs of this type, the typical foliage arrangement of OVPEARLS07.

(3) FIG. 3 illustrates, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color photographs of this type, the adaxial surface of the mature foliage OVPEARLS07.

(4) FIG. 4 illustrates, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color photographs of this type, the abaxial surface of the mature foliage OVPEARLS07.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT

(5) The following observations and measurements made in November of 2019 describe averages from a sample set of six specimens of 1 year old OVPEARLS07 plants grown in 12 cm nursery containers at commercial greenhouse in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands. Plants were produced using conventional greenhouse production protocols for Echeveria which consisted of minimal subsurface irrigation, fertilizer applications, and chemical pest control measures against thrips as required. No other chemical pest and disease control measures were taken. Plants were grown under approximately 50 percent shade after propagation and later exposed to full sun once they began to mature. No photoperiodic treatments or artificial light was given to the plants.

(6) Those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain characteristics will vary with older or, conversely, with younger plants. OVPEARLS07 has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. Where dimensions, sizes, colors and other characteristics are given, it is to be understood that such characteristics are approximations or averages set forth as accurately as practicable. The phenotype of the variety may differ from the descriptions set forth herein with variations in environmental, climatic and cultural conditions. Color notations are based on The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, The Royal Horticultural Society, London, 2015 (sixth edition).

(7) A botanical description of OVPEARLS07 and a comparison with the parents and closest known comparator is provided below. Plant description: Growth habit.Succulent perennial with foliage growing in a compact, non-branched basal rosette. Plant form.Globular. Height from soil level to top of foliar plane.7.8 cm. Plant spread.Average of 18.4 cm. Growth rate.Moderately fast. Plant vigor.Moderately to highly vigorous. Propagation.Type Leaf cuttings. Time to initiate rooting Approximately 5 weeks at an approximate temperature of 21 degrees Celsius. Crop time Approximately 1 year to produce a marketable plant in a 7 cm container. Disease and pest resistance or susceptibility.Neither resistance nor susceptibility to typical Echeveria pests and diseases has been observed. Environmental tolerances.Adapt to, at least, USDA Zones 10 to 12 and temperatures as high as 40 degrees Celsius; moderate tolerance to rain yet drought tolerant once established; high tolerance to wind. Root system: General.Fine, well-branched fibrous roots. Stems: Branching habit.No stems or branches; leaves arranged in a basal rosette. Foliage: Arrangement.Rosette. Division.Simple. Attachment.Sessile. Quantity.Approximately 148 leaves per rosette. Shape.Narrow obovate to broad oblanceolate. Dimensions.8.4 cm long, 2.7 cm wide, and 0.8 cm thick. Aspect.Slightly concave and curled upward. Attitude.Foliage is tightly held upright at and near the center of the rosette and becomes progressively more relaxed towards the outer whorls of foliage. Apex.Bluntly apiculate. Base.Long cuneate. Margin.Entire; not undulated. Pubescence, texture and luster of the adaxial surface.Glabrous, smooth, and lightly to moderately glaucescent. Pubescence, texture and luster of the abaxial surface.Glabrous, smooth, and lightly to moderately glaucescent. Color.Juvenile foliage, adaxial surface Greyed-green, nearest to RHS 189A, and fading to in between yellow-green and greyed-green towards the base, nearest to RHS 145B and 193A; margined greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 190C and 190D, and becoming greyed-purple at the apex, nearest to RHS 185C. Leaves are covered with a thin layer of epicuticular wax which is colored greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 188B and 188C. Juvenile foliage, abaxial surface Greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 189A and 189B, and fading lighter towards the base, nearest to a mixture of RHS 192C and 192D; margined greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 190C and 190D, and becoming greyed-purple at the apex, nearest to RHS 185C. Leaves are covered with a thin layer of epicuticular wax which is colored greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 188B and 188C. Mature foliage, adaxial surface Greyed-green, nearest to in between RHS 189A and 191A, and fading to in between yellow-green and greyed-green towards the base, nearest to RHS 145B and 193A; margined greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 190C and 190D, and becoming greyed-purple at the apex, nearest to RHS 185C. Leaves are covered with a thin layer of epicuticular wax which is colored greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 188B and 188C. Mature foliage, abaxial surface Greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 191A and 191B, and fading to in between yellow-green and greyed-green towards the base, nearest to RHS 147D and 193A; margined greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 192B and 192C, and becoming greyed-purple towards and at the apex, nearest to RHS 185B. Leaves are covered with a thin layer of epicuticular wax which is colored greyed-green, nearest to a mixture of RHS 188B and 188C. Venation.Pattern No venation is visible. Color, adaxial surface No venation is visible. Color, abaxial surface No venation is visible. Petiole.No petiole; leaves are sessile. Inflorescence: No flowering has been observed to date.

COMPARISONS WITH THE PARENT PLANTS

(8) Plants of the new cultivar OVPEARLS07 differ from the seed parent, an unnamed Echeveria agavoides plant (not patented) in the following characteristics described in Table 1 below.

(9) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Characteristic OVPEARLS07 The seed parent. General coloration Darker greyed-green. Lighter greyed-green. of the foliage. General coloration Light greyed-green, Light greyed-green, general of the foliage generally appearing appearing as a brighter white margins along the as a dull coloration by comparison to proximal portion. white coloration. OVPEARLS07. General coloration Greyed-purple, No red coloration. of the foliage generally appearing margins towards as a dark red and at the apex. coloration.

(10) Plants of the new cultivar OVPEARLS07 differ from the pollen parent, an unnamed Echeveria elegans var. simulans plant (not patented) in the following characteristics described in Table 2 below.

(11) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Characteristic OVPEARLS07 The pollen parent. General coloration Darker greyed- Lighter greyed-green. of the foliage. green. General coloration Light greyed-green, Light greyed-green, of the foliage generally appearing general appearing margins along the as a dull as a brighter white proximal portion. white coloration. coloration by comparison to OVPEARLS07. General coloration Greyed-purple, No red coloration. of the foliage generally appearing margins towards as a dark red and at the apex. coloration.

COMPARISONS WITH THE CLOSEST KNOWN COMPARATOR

(12) Plants of the new cultivar OVPEARLS07 differ from the most similar variety known to the inventor, Echeveria OVPEARLS05 (U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/899,822), in the following characteristics described in Table 3 below.

(13) TABLE-US-00003 TABLE 3 Characteristic OVPEARLS07 OVPEARLS05 Abundance of foliage. More abundant. Less abundant. General coloration Greyed-green but Greyed-green but of the foliage. generally appearing generally appearing as closer to green as closer to grey by comparison to by comparison to OVPEARLS05. OVPEARLS07. General coloration Less greyed-purple More greyed-purple of the foliage coloration. coloration. margins at and towards the apex.