Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW18087’

Abstract

A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having red bracts, high vigor, and very good keeping quality is disclosed.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant designated NPCW18087 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 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 NPCW18087. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on plants aged approximately 18 weeks-old after potting and grown in a glass greenhouse in Stuttgart, Germany in December 2018. 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.NPCW18087. Parentage: Female parent.Christmas Season (unpatented). Male parent.Christmas Glory (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,049). Growth: Blooming habit.Intermittent. Flowering response time.Approximately 50 days. Keeping quality.Very good. Plant description: Form.Triangular. Growth habit.Upright. Height.30.0 cm to 33.0 cm. Width.27.0 cm to 31.0 cm. Average number of inflorescences per plant.5 to 6. 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 towards the upper part, gradually changing to RHS 183D. Length.27.0 cm to 28.0 cm. Internode length.1.5 cm to 4.0 cm. Diameter.0.5 cm to 0.8 cm. Branching habit.Freely branching. Number of lateral branches per plant.5 to 6. Texture.Smooth. Strength.Medium. Leaves: Quantity.7 to 9 per lateral branch. Arrangement.Alternate. Number of lobes on the leaf blade.1 to 3. Lobation depth.Shallow. Depth of the deepest sinus of the leaf blade.0.5 cm. Shape.Ovate. Apex.Acute. Base.Obtuse. Margin.Slightly serrate, some leaves entire. Length.9.0 cm to 16.0 cm. Width.6.0 cm to 9.0 cm. Texture (both surfaces).Smooth. Vein color.Upper surface: Transparent. Lower surface: RHS 139D with a slightly reddish middle vein of RHS 35C. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Variegation.Absent. 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 6.0 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS 59A. Lower (part) surface: RHS 181A. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Transitional leaves.Few; obtuse in shape; length is 8.0 cm to 12.0 cm; width is 5.0 cm to 8.0 cm; lobing is shallow; the green part is more towards the central part of the leaves, but where the leaves are less exposed to light, the leaves stay more green. Inflorescence: Type and habit.Compound clusters. Quantity per lateral branch.1. Position relative to foliar plane.Above. Lastingness of inflorescence on the plant.4 weeks. Natural flowering season.Mid of November. Diameter.20.0 cm to 25.0 cm. Height.3.0 cm to 4.0 cm. Fragrance.Absent. Bracts: Number of bracts per inflorescence.6 to 8. Shape.Ovate. Apex.Acute. Base.Obtuse. Margin.Mostly entire, older bracts slightly serrate. Lobing.Shallow. Rugosity between the veins.Medium. Twisting and folding along the main veins.Absent. Size.Length: 9.0 cm to 13.0 cm. Width: 5.0 cm to 8.0 cm. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).Smooth. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Vein color.Upper surface: RHS 59A. Lower surface: RHS 181A. Bract color.Upper surface: Between RHS 46A and RHS 46B. Lower surface: Close to RHS 46B. Bract petiole.Length: 0.5 cm to 2.5 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS 59A. Lower (part) surface: RHS 181A. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Cyme: Diameter.1.0 cm to 2.5 cm. Cyathia number.7 to 10 per inflorescence. Deformation of glands of the cyathium.Absent. Timing of opening of cyathia.End of November. First pollen appears in parallel to opening of the nectar cups; stigmas appear 2 weeks later. Cyathium.Shape: Ovate. Texture (inner and outer surfaces): Smooth. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.6 cm. Length: 0.3 cm to 0.8 cm. Color: RHS 142B. Peduncle.Color: RHS 142B. Length: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Diameter: 0.1 cm. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Nectar cups.Number: 1 per cyathium. Diameter: 0.1 cm. Length: 0.4 cm to 0.6 cm. Color: RHS 13B. Shape: Lip-shaped. Texture (inner and outer surfaces): Smooth. Fruit and seed set: None observed. Disease and pest resistance: No special disease or pest resistance observed.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY

(3) NPCW18087 is a distinct variety of poinsettia. NPCW18087 is distinguished from its parental lines as described in Table 1.

(4) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Female Parent Male Parent Christmas Christmas Characteristic NPCW18087 Season Glory Vigor Higher than Similar to Lower than Christmas Glory NPCW18087 NPCW18087 Earliness to One week later than One week earlier Similar to flower Christmas Season than NPCW18087 NPCW18087

(5) NPCW18087 is distinguished from commercial line Freedom Red also known as 490 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,825) as described in Table 2.

(6) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Characteristic NPCW18087 Freedom Red Vigor High Medium Bract shape More elongated Less elongated and more and less serrate serrate than NPCW18087 than Freedom Red Cyathia quantity Few Many