Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW19280’

Abstract

A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having a medium vigor, orbicular leaf shape and an orbicular bract shape, is disclosed.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant named NPCW19280 as shown 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 plant. The photograph is of a plant approximately twelve-weeks-old grown indoors Stuttgart, Germany in December 2016. 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 NPCW19280. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on four-month-old plants grown indoors in Stuttgart, Germany under greenhouse conditions in November of 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). Classification: Family.Euphorbiaceae. Species.Euphorbia pulcherrima. Common name.Poinsettia. Variety.NPCW19280. Parentage: Male.None. Female.Selection from irradiated cuttings of the commercial variety Vesuvio (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,925). Plant: Form.Triangular. Growth habit.Upright. Height.20.0 cm to 22.0 cm. Width.30.0 cm to 33.0 cm. Average number of inflorescences per plant.5. Keeping quality.Very good. Time to produce a cutting.5 to 6 weeks. Blooming habit.Intermittent. Flowering response time.Approximately 55 days. Disease and pest resistance.None observed. Propagation: Type cuttings.Apical cuttings. Time to produce a rooted cutting.4 weeks. Rooting habit and root color.Freely branching and white. Lateral branches: Color.RHS 143A. Length.17.0 cm to 20.0 cm. Internode length.0.5 cm to 3.0 cm. Diameter.0.3 cm to 0.5 cm. Branching habit.Freely branching. Number of lateral branches per plant.4 to 5. Texture.Smooth. Leaves: Quantity.5 to 6 per lateral branch. Arrangement.Alternate. Number of lobes on the leaf blade.None. Shape.Orbicular. Apex.Obtuse. Base.Rounded. Margin.Entire. Length.6.0 cm to 8.0 cm. Width.6.0 cm to 8.0 cm. Texture (both surfaces).Smooth. Vein color.Upper surface: Transparent. Lower surface: RHS 139D, main vein slightly reddish on the lower part. Variegation.Absent. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Color.Mature foliage: Upper surface: RHS 139A. Lower surface: RHS 139D. Immature foliage: Upper surface: RHS 141A. Lower surface: RHS 139B. Leaf petiole.Length: 3.0 cm to 4.0 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS 59A. Lower (part) surface: RHS 181B. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Inflorescence: Lastingness of inflorescence on the plant.4 to 5 weeks. Natural flowering season.End of November. Diameter.14.0 cm to 16.0 cm. Height.2.0 cm to 3.0 cm. Fragrance.Absent. Bracts: Number of bracts per inflorescence.7 to 8. Shape.Between orbicular and ovate. Apex.Obtuse. Base.Rounded. Margin.Entire. Size.Length: 4.0 cm to 8.0 cm. Width: 3.0 cm to 6.0 cm. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).Smooth. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Vein color.Upper surface: RHS 59A. Lower surface: RHS 181B. Bract color.Upper surface: Between RHS 46A and RHS 46B. Lower surface: Close to RHS 53B. Bract petiole.Length: 0.5 cm to 1.0 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS 59A. Lower (part) surface: RHS 181B. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Cyme: Diameter.1.0 cm to 1.5 cm. Cyathia number.5.0 cm to 6.0 cm 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. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.5 cm. Length: 0.3 cm to 0.7 cm. Color: RHS 143C. Peduncle.Color: RHS 142B. 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 12A. Reproductive organs: Stamen quantity.5 to 8 per cyathium. Stamen shape.Ovate. Filament length.0.25 cm. Filament color.RHS 46A. Pollen quantity.Sparse. Pollen color.RHS 12A. Gynoecium.Present. Pistil quantity per cyathium: 1. Pistil length: 0.2 cm. Stigma form: Divided in 2 parts. Stigma color: RHS 183A. Style length 0.2 cm. Style color: RHS 183A. Ovary length: 0.2 cm. Ovary color: RHS 143C. Fruit and seed set: Not observed.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINE AND KNOWN VARIETY

(3) NPCW19280 is distinguished from its mutation parent as described in Table 1:

(4) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparison with Parental Lines Variety Mutation parent Characteristic NPCW19280 Vesuvio Vigor Medium Very high Leaf shape Orbicular Obtuse Bract shape Orbicular Obtuse

COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR VARIETY

(5) Applicant respectfully submits that there are no commercially similar varieties available for comparison.