Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW16260’

Abstract

A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having broad marbled cream and dark pink bracts, a triangular plant form, an upright growth habit, and excellent keeping quality, is disclosed.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant named NPCW16260 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 plant. The photograph is of a plant approximately 16 to 18-weeks-old grown indoors in Stuttgart, Germany in December 2016.

(2) The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

(3) The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of NPCW16260. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on nineteen-week-old plants (after potting) grown indoors in Stuttgart, Germany under greenhouse conditions in December 2016. 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.NPCW16260. Parentage: Mutation from the poinsettia variety NPCW11203. Growth: Time to produce a rooted cutting.4 weeks. Blooming habit.Intermittent. Flowering response time.Approximately 58 days. Keeping quality.Good. Plant description: Form.Triangular. Growth habit.Upright. Height.23.0 cm to 26.0 cm. Width.25.0 cm to 30.0 cm. Number of branches.5 to 6. Average number of inflorescences per plant.5 to 6. 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 root habit and color of young roots is RHS 155D. Lateral branches: Color.RHS 143C. Length.21.0 cm to 23.0 cm. Internode length.1.0 cm to 2.5 cm. Diameter.0.5 cm to 0.7 cm. Branching habit.Freely branching. Number of lateral branches per plant.5 to 6. Texture.Smooth. Leaves: Quantity.6 to 7 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.Approximately 0.5 cm. Shape.Ovate. Apex.Acute. Base.Obtuse. Margin.Serrate. Length.6.0 cm to 9.0 cm. Width.5.0 cm to 7.0 cm. Texture (both surfaces).Smooth on the upper surface but the lower surface is slightly pubescent. Vein color.Upper surface: Transparent. Lower surface: RHS 139C. Variegation.Absent. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Color.Mature foliage: Upper surface: Darker than RHS 139A. Lower surface: RHS N138B. Immature foliage: Upper surface: RHS 141A. Lower surface: RHS 139B. Leaf petiole.Length: 2.5 cm to 5.0 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Color (both upper and lower surfaces): RHS 183A. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Inflorescence: Lastingness of inflorescence on the plant.4 weeks. Natural flowering season.End of November. Diameter.18.0 cm to 22.0 cm. Height.2.0 cm to 4.0 cm. Fragrance.Absent. Bracts: Number of bracts per inflorescence.6 to 9. Shape.Ovate. Apex.Acute. Base.Obtuse. Margin.Serrate. Size.Length: 8.0 cm to 11.0 cm. Width: 4.0 cm to 6.0 cm. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).Smooth. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Vein color.Upper surface: RHS 19C. Lower surface: RHS 19C (middle vein is slightly reddish). Bract color (both upper and lower surfaces).Marbled RHS 19C and RHS 63A. Bract petiole.Length: 0.5 cm to 2.0 cm. Diameter: 0.2 cm to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS 19C. Lower (part) surface: Close to RHS 180C. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Medium. Cyme: Diameter.1.0 cm to 2.0 cm. Cyathia number.5 to 7 per inflorescence. Deformation of glands of the cyathium.Absent. Timing of opening of cyanthia.End of November (first pollen and nectar cups); stigmas appear 1 to 2 weeks later. Cyanthium: Shape.Ovate. Diameter.About 0.3 cm. Length.0.4 cm. Color.RHS 144A and RHS 144B. Peduncle: Color.RHS 144B. Length.0.2 cm to 0.25 cm. Diameter.0.1 cm. Texture.Smooth. Strength.Weak to medium. Nectar cups: Number.1 per cyathium. Diameter.0.1 cm. Length.0.3 cm. Color.RHS 3A. Reproductive organs: Stamen number.5 to 10. Stamen shape.Ovate. Filament length.0.25 cm. Filament color.RHS 149 D. Pollen quantity.Sparse. Pollen color.RHS 4D. Gynoecium.Pistil quantity per cyathium: 1. Pistil length: 0.25 cm. Stigma form: Divided in 3 parts. Stigma color: RHS 36D. Style length: 0.1 cm. Style color: RHS 144B. Ovary length: 0.2 cm. Ovary color: RHS 144A. Fruit and seed set: Absent.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINE AND KNOWN VARIETY

(4) NPCW16260 is distinguished from its parent NPCW11203 as described in Table 1.

(5) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Characteristic Variety NPCW16260 Parent NPCW11203 Bract color Marbled cream and dark pink Red-pink

(6) NPCW16260 can be compared to the commercial Poinsettia plant variety NPCW10184 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 22,847). Differences between the two varieties are described in Table 2.

(7) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Comparison with Similar Variety Characteristic NPCW16260 Commercial line NPCW10184 Bract shape Broader than Elongated NPCW10184 Plant shape Wider than Slimmer than NPCW16260 NPCW10184 Bract color Strong marbled Weaker marbled pattern than pattern NPCW16260