Allium hybrid plant named ‘Chivette’

Abstract

A new, distinct Allium hybrid plant as shown and described, characterized by thin arching green foliage in combination with light purple flowers, on mostly sterile plants.

Claims

1. A new, distinct Allium hybrid plant as shown and described, characterized by thin arching green foliage in combination with light purple flowers, on mostly sterile plants.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) FIG. 1. A blooming plant in May on a 2 year old plant in Hebron, Ill. USA.

(2) FIG. 2. A close up of the flowers in May on a 2 year old plant in Hebron, Ill. USA.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(3) In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (2001). Plants used for the description were grown in a one gallon container for two years at a nursery in Hebron, Ill. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical plants. Botanical classification: Allium hybrid cultivar Chivette. Parentage: Unknown. Propagation: Vegetative division. Plant description: Type.Herbaceous perennial. The overall habit of the new Allium hybrid is a basal tuft of green linear foliage arising from bulbous roots, with terminal light purple flower clusters in May, on mostly sterile plants. Hardiness.USDA zones 3-9. Plant height.33 cm. Plant width.50 cm. Stem description: Stem shape.Round with ridges, hallow. Stem size.Diameter 3 mm. Stem length.30 cm. Internodes.None. Stem coloration.Stem color 144 A. Stem texture.Smooth, and glabrous. Roots.Fibrous below the bulb, color 158 A. Bulb.Size 12 mm wide at the base, 7 mm wide at the top where the foliage begins, 25 mm in length, color: ranges from 158 B. Foliage description: Shape.Linear. Arrangement.Basal, alternate. Leaf blade size.Length: up to 53 cm, Width: 6 mm. Margins.Entire. Petiole.None. Leaf apex.Acute. Leaf base.Attenuate. Leaf quantity.An average of 4 per stem. Texture.Upper and lower surfaces: smooth, glabrous. Adaxial and abaxial leaf color description.146 A. Venation pattern.Parallel. Venation color.Upper 146 A, lower 146 A. Flower description: Inflorescence type.Umbel, round, held on a leafless stalk. Umbel size.Length: 22 mm tall, width: 28 mm. Peduncle size and color.Length: 30 cm, diameter: 3 mm, color 144 A. Peduncle texture.Smooth, glabrous. Pedicel size and color.Length: 1-2 mm, diameter: 1 mm, color 144 A. Flower bud.Size: length: 22 mm, diameter: 22 mm. Flower bud surface.Smooth, glabrous. Flower bud shape.Ovoid, tubular, constricted at the base. Flower bud color.N 74 C. Corolla description.5 petals unfused, constricted at the base. Petal apex.Entire, acute. Petal base.Unfused. Petal margin.Entire. Petal texture.Outer surface: smooth, inside surface: smooth. Petal color.Outer surface is color 85 A, inside surface color is 85 A. Calyx shape.Stellate. Calyx size.Length: 9 mm, Width: 4 mm. Calyx color.85 A with 83 A stripe down the middle. Sepal quantity and arrangement.3, unfused. Sepal size.Length: 9 mm, diameter: 4 mm at base coming to a point. Sepal shape.Lanceolate, apex: acute, base: cuneate, margin: entire. Sepal texture.Upper and lower surfaces: smooth, glabrous. Sepal color.Adaxial color 85 A, Abaxial color 85 A with purple stripe 83 A down the center. Flower type and shape.Bowl, comprised of 3 sepals and 3 petals. Flower color.85 A outside, 85 A inside. Flower size.Length: 9 mm, width: 4 mm. Flower number.45 per umbel, 900 per plant with up to 20 flowering stems. Bloom period and duration.3 weeks the beginning of May in Hebron, Ill. Flower longevity and duration on the plant.Approximately 3 weeks. Flower longevity and duration cut.Not measured. Scent.None. Reproductive organs: Stamen.Quantity: 6, length: 3 mm, diameter: less than 1 mm at the base getting thinner toward the tip. Anther.Quantity: 6, length: 1 mm, diameter: less than 1 mm. Anther shape.Linear, color not measured. Filament.155 A. Pollen.Sparse, color: RHS 155 A. Pistil.Number: 1, length: 2 mm, width: less than 1 mm, color 155 A. Stigma shape.Conical, color 155 A. Style.Number: 1, length: 1-2 mm, width less than 1 mm. Ovaries.Made of 3 carpels, length: 2 mm, width: 2 mm. Fruit.Capsule more or less round, 2-3 mm long, 2-3 mm wide, glabrous, color 202 A. Very few per flower, 5 at the most. The seed has not been determined as viable seed. Disease resistance: Resistance to diseases common to Allium has not been observed on plants grown under nursery conditions.