<i>Ceropegia </i>plant named ‘Remy’

Abstract

A new and distinct Ceropegia woodii plant named Remy which is characterized by a trailing habit, small narrowly cordate to near-deltoid foliage, non-variegated foliage, a fast rate of growth, as well as the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.

Claims

1. A new and distinct Ceropegia woodii plant named Remy, 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 12-month-old Remy plant in a 13 cm nursery pot, grown in a greenhouse in Honselersdijk, The Netherlands.

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

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT

(3) The following observations and measurements were made in August of 2022 and describes a 12-month-old Remy plant grown in a 13 cm nursery pot grown in a greenhouse in Honselersdijk, The Netherlands. Plants were grown using conventional greenhouse production protocols for Ceropegia which consisted of growing under 50 percent shade with regular irrigation and fertilizer applications as needed. Pesticides were used to control thrips, but no pest or disease control measures were otherwise utilized in production. No photoperiodic treatments or artificial light was given to the plants.

(4) Those skilled in the art will appreciate that certain characteristics will vary with older or, conversely, with younger plants. Remy 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, climactic and cultural conditions. Color notations are based on The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, The Royal Horticultural Society, London, 2015 (sixth edition).

(5) A botanical description of Remy and comparisons with the parent and most similar commercial variety of Ceropegia are provided below. Plant description: Growth habit.Evergreen trailing vine perennial. Average height from base to top of foliage.In a hanging basket, the plant is 78.0 cm from the top of the floral plane to the apex of the lowest trailing stem. Average width.29.3 cm. Growth rate.Moderately fast growing. Plant vigor.Moderately vigorous. Propagation method.Softwood stem cuttings; rooting is initiated in approximately 14 days, when grown in a greenhouse with an ambient average temperature of 20 degrees Celsius. Time to produce a finished plant.Approximately 5 months is required to produce a fully rooted and marketable 11 cm plant when grown under greenhouse conditions. Disease and pest resistance or susceptibility.Plants have not been observed to be susceptible or resistant to pathogens and pests common to Ceropegia sp. Environmental tolerances.Adapt to at least USDA Zones 8 and 12; moderate tolerance to rain; high tolerance to wind; moderate tolerance to drought. Root system: General.Caudices at the base of main stems, at and slightly below the soil level, give rise to a moderately dense network of fleshy roots. Distribution in the soil profile.Roots are relatively shallow. Texture.Fleshy; no root hairs present. Stem: Branching habit.Basally branching main stem; freely branching with lateral branches. Number of main stems per plant.15. Number of lateral branches per plant.10. Aspect.Rounded. Length of main stems.63.8 cm. Diameter of main stems.0.125 cm at the widest point. Internode length on main stems.7.7 cm. Attitude.Prostrate; weeping, when grown in a hanging basket. Strength.Moderately strong. Texture and luster.Glabrous and matte. Color, juvenile.Yellow-green, nearest to RHS 144A. Color, mature.Greyed-green, nearest to RHS 197A yet darker, and finely blotched with yellow-green, nearest to RHS N148A. Color at internodes.Greyed-green, nearest to RHS 197A, and finely blotched with yellow-green, nearest to RHS N148A. Foliage: Arrangement.Opposite. Division.Simple. Attachment.Petiolate. Quantity.Average of 18 leaves per lateral branch. Lamina.Dimensions 2.4 cm long and 2.1 cm wide, on average. Shape Narrow cordate to near deltoid. Aspect Flat. Apex Acute. Base Cordate to shallowly truncate. Margin Entire; not undulated. Pubescence, texture and luster of adaxial surface Glabrous, smooth, and very slightly glossy. Pubescence, texture and luster of abaxial surface Glabrous, smooth, and very slightly glossy. Color Juvenile foliage, adaxial surface Green, nearest to RHS 137B. Juvenile foliage, abaxial surface Green, nearest to RHS 138B. Mature foliage, adaxial surface Green, nearest to RHS NN137A. Mature foliage, abaxial surface Greyed-green, nearest to RHS 191B; often but not always suffused with greyed-purple, nearest to RHS 183D. Venation Pattern Pinnate. Venation color, adaxial surface Green, nearest to RHS NN137A. Venation color, abaxial surface Yellow-green, nearest to RHS 146C; suffused with a mixture of greyed-purple and grey, RHS N187C and 201B. Petiole.Length 0.5 cm. Width 0.1 cm. Texture Smooth and glabrous. Luster Matte. Strength Moderately strong. Color, adaxial surface Yellow-green, nearest to RHS 148B; lightly suffused with greyed-red, nearest to RHS 182D. Color, abaxial surface Greyed-orange, nearest to RHS 177D; lightly suffused with greyed-red, nearest to RHS 182D. Inflorescence: To date, no flowering has been observed. Bud: To date, no flowering has been observed. Flower: To date, no flowering has been observed. Reproductive organs: To date, no flowering has been observed. Seed and fruit: To date, no flowering has been observed. Comparisons with the parent plant: Plants of the new cultivar Remy differ from Ceropegia woodii Green Love (not patented) parent by the characteristics described in Table 1.

(6) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Characteristic Remy Green Love Rate of growth. Faster-growing than Slower-growing Green Love. than Remy. Presence of Not present; Present; adaxial foliage foliage adaxial foliage surface is green variegation. surface is solid with light green. greyed-green mottling. Comparison with the most similar Ceropegia cultivar known to the inventor: Plants of the new cultivar Remy differ from the commercial variety, Ceropegia Variegata (not patented), in the following characteristics described in Table 2 below.

(7) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Characteristic Remy Variegata Rate of growth. Faster-growing than Slower-growing Variegata. than Remy. Foliage shape. Narrow cordate to Broadly cordate to near deltoid. nearly-round. Foliage size. Smaller than Variegata. Larger than Remy. Presence of Not present; adaxial Present; adaxial foliage foliage foliage surface surface is green with variegation. is solid green. light greyed-green mottling and broad cream-white margins which are often suffused with red purple.