Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW19282’

Abstract

A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having red bracts having an upright habit, and having a triangular plant form, is disclosed.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant designated NPCW19282 as illustrated and described herein.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

(1) This new poinsettia plant is illustrated by the accompanying photograph which shows an overall view of the whole plant. The photograph is of a plant approximately 12 weeks old grown indoors in Stuttgart, Germany in December 2017. The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

(2) The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of NPCW19282. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on plants that were 4-months-old and grown in a glass greenhouse under normal horticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany in November 2019. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 5.sup.th edition (2007) unless where otherwise stated. Classification: Family.Euphorbiaceae. Species.Euphorbia pulcherrima. Common name.Poinsettia. Variety.NPCW19282. Parentage: Female.Prima Red, also known as Dueprima (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,480). Male.CHRISTMAS BEAUTY Red, also known as NPCW10158 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,580). Plant: Form.Triangular. Growth habit.Upright. Height.19 cm to 21 cm. Width.29 cm to 31 cm. Average number of inflorescences per plant.5 to 6. Keeping quality.Very good. Time to produce a cutting.5 to 6 weeks. Flowering response time.Approximately 55 days. Propagation type.Apical cuttings. Rooting habit and root color.Freely branching and white. Lateral branches: Color.RHS 143A (Green). Length.16 cm to 20 cm. Internode length.0.5 cm to 3.0 cm. Diameter.0.4 cm to 0.6 cm. Branching habit.Freely branching. Number of lateral branches per plant.6 to 7. Texture.Smooth. Strength.Sturdy. Leaves: Quantity.6 to 8 per lateral branch. Arrangement.Alternate. Number of lobes on the leaf blade.1 to 2. Lobation depth.Almost absent, most leaves have almost entire margins. Depth of the deepest sinus of the leaf blade.0.2 cm. Shape.Obtuse. Apex.Acuminate. Base.Rounded. Margin.Some margins are serrate but most are entire. Length.6 cm to 8 cm. Width.6 cm to 8 cm. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).Smooth. Vein color.Upper surface: No color; transparent. Lower surface: RHS 139D and main vein is slightly reddish, close to RHS 184 C. Variegation.Absent. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Color.Mature foliage: Upper surface: RHS 139A (Green). Lower surface: RHS 139D (Green). Immature foliage: Upper surface: RHS 141A (Green). Lower surface: RHS 139B (Green). Leaf petiole.Length: 3 cm to 4 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS 59A (Red-Purple). Lower (part) surface: RHS 181B (Greyed-Red). Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Transitional leaves.Few; shape is ovate, length is 4.0 cm to 8.0 cm, width is 3.0 cm to 6.0 cm and color of the upper surface is RHS 46A and regions close to RHS N186B and lower surface is RHS 138B and regions close to RHS 46B. Inflorescence: Type and habit.Cluster of cyathia. Quantity per lateral branch.1 Position relative to foliar plane.Above. Lastingness of inflorescence on the plant.4 to 5 weeks. Natural flowering season.End of November. Diameter.16 cm to 18 cm. Height.2 cm to 3 cm. Fragrance.Absent. Bracts: Number of bracts per inflorescence.8 to 10. Shape.Ovate. Apex.Obtuse. Base.Rounded. Margin.Entire. Size.Length: 5 cm to 11 cm. Width: 4 cm to 7 cm. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).Smooth. Folding along the main vein.Absent. Twisting.Absent. Rugosity between the veins.Medium. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Vein color.Upper surface: RHS 59A (Red-Purple). Lower surface: RHS 181B (Greyed-Red). Bract color.Upper surface: Close to RHS 46B (Red). Lower surface: Close to RHS 45B (Red). Bract petiole.Length: 0.5 cm to 1.5 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS 59A (Red-Purple). Lower (part) surface: RHS 181A (Greyed-Purple). Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Cyme: Diameter.1.5 cm to 2.5 cm. Cyathia number.5 to 7 per inflorescence. Deformation of glands of the cyathium.Absent. Timing of opening of cyathia.Opens end of November; first pollen appears in parallel to opening of the nectar cups, stigmas arrive 2 weeks later. Cyathium.Shape: Ovate. Texture (inner and outer surfaces): Smooth. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.5 cm. Length: 0.3 cm to 0.7 cm. Color: RHS 143C (Green). Peduncle.Color: RHS 142B (Green). Length: 0.2 cm. Diameter: 0.1 cm. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Nectar cups.Number: 1 per cyathium. Diameter: 0.1 cm. Length: 0.3 cm to 0.4 cm. Color: RHS 13A (Yellow). Shape: Lip-shaped. Texture (inner and outer surfaces): Smooth. Reproductive organs: Stamen quantity.5 to 10 per cyathium. Stamen shape.Ovate. Filament length.0.25 cm. Filament color.RHS 46A (Red). Pollen quantity.Moderate to abundant. Pollen color.RHS 12A (Yellow). Gynoecium.Present. Pistil quantity per cyathium: 1. Pistil length: 0.2 cm. Stigma form: Divided in 2 parts. Stigma color: RHS 183A (Greyed-Purple). Style length 0.2 cm. Style color: RHS 183A (Greyed-Purple). Ovary length: 0.2 cm. Ovary color: RHS 143C (Green). Fruit and seed set: None observed. Disease and pest resistance: None observed.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL AND COMMERCIAL LINES

(3) When NPCW19282 is compared to its parental lines, the following differences are noted in Table 1.

(4) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 CHRISTMAS BEAUTY Characteristic NPCW19282 Prima Red Red Vigor Medium Medium to strong Medium Habit Medium angle Small angle Medium angle (upright) (narrow and very (upright) upright) Bract shape More upright than Horizontal Less upright CHRISTMAS than BEAUTY NPCW19282

(5) When NPCW19282 is compared to the commercial line NPCW15235 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 28,703, the following differences are noted in Table 2.

(6) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Characteristic NPCW19282 NPCW15235 Height 19 cm to 21 cm 22 cm to 27 cm Lobation depth Almost absent, most leaves have Moderately deep almost entire margins