Poinsettia plant named ‘NPCW23402’

Abstract

A new poinsettia plant particularly distinguished by having pink bicolored bracts, is disclosed.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of poinsettia plant named NPCW23402 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 in Stuttgart, Germany in December 2021. 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 NPCW23402. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Stuttgart, Germany. Data was collected on eighteen-week-old plants grown indoors in Stuttgart, Germany under greenhouse conditions in January 2024. 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.NPCW23402. Parentage: Female.Poinsettia variety NPCW18281 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 31,513). Plant: Form.Triangular. Growth habit.Upright. Height.30 to 32 cm. Width.28 to 32 cm. Average number of inflorescences per plant.5. Keeping quality.Good. Time to produce a cutting.5 weeks. Flowering response time.Approximately 50 days. Propagation type.Apical cuttings. Rooting habit and root color.Freely branching and white (NN155C). Lateral branches: Color.RHS 143A. Length.27 to 29 cm. Internode length.1.5 to 3.5 cm. Diameter.0.5 to 0.8 cm. Branching habit.Freely branching. Number of lateral branches per plant.5 to 6. Texture.Smooth. Strength.Sturdy. Leaves: Quantity.7 to 9 per lateral branch. Arrangement.Alternate. Number of lobes on the leaf blade.1 to 2. Lobation depth.Shallow. Depth of the deepest sinus of the leaf blade.1 cm. Shape.Ovate. Apex.Acute. Base.Rounded. Margin.Entire. Length.10 to 13 cm. Width.6.0 to 8.0 cm. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).Upper: Smooth. Lower: Slightly pubescent. Vein color.Upper surface: RHS 139D. Lower surface: RHS 139D. Variegation.Absent. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Color.Mature foliage: Upper surface: RHS 139A. Lower surface: RHS 137B. Immature foliage: Upper surface: RHS 139A. Lower surface: RHS 137B. Leaf petiole.Length: 3.0 to 6.0 cm. Diameter: 0.2 to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: RHS 139D. Lower (part) surface: RHS 139D. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Sturdy. Transitional leaves.Amount: Few. Color: Upper surface: RHS 139B and RHS 37A. Lower surface: RHS 141C and RHS 37A. Inflorescence: Type and habit.Cluster of cyathia. Quantity per lateral branch.1. Position relative to foliar plane.Above. Lastingness of inflorescence on the plant.5 to 6 weeks. Natural flowering season.November and December. Diameter.22 to 25 cm. Height.3 to 4 cm. Fragrance.Absent. Bracts: Number of bracts per inflorescence.6 to 8. Shape.Ovate. Apex.Acute. Base.Rounded. Margin.Mostly entire. Size.Length: 9 to 14 cm. Width: 5 to 8 cm. Texture (both upper and lower surfaces).Smooth. Folding along the main vein.Absent. Twisting.Absent. Rugosity between the veins.Weak. Venation pattern.Reticulate. Vein color.Upper surface: RHS 139D. Lower surface: RHS 139D. Bract color.Upper surface: RHS 48C and 47C (bicoloured marble pattern). Lower surface: RHS 49B and 48B. Bract petiole.Length: 1.0 to 2.5 cm. Diameter: 0.2 to 0.3 cm. Color: Upper (part) surface: Closest to RHS 42D. Lower (part) surface: RHS 139D. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Sturdy. Cyme: Diameter.1.0 to 2.5 cm. Cyathia number.4 to 8 per inflorescence. Deformation of glands of the cyathium.Absent. Timing of opening of cyathia.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 to 0.4 cm. Length: 0.3 to 0.5 cm. Color: RHS 143B. Peduncle.Color: RHS 142B. Length: 0.2 to 0-3 cm. Diameter: 0.1 cm. Texture: Smooth. Strength: Sturdy. Nectar cups.Number: 1 per cyathium. Diameter: 0.1 cm. Length: 0.4 to 0.6 cm. Shape: Lip shaped. Texture: Smooth. Fruit and seed set: None observed. Disease and insect resistance: No particular disease or insect resistance observed.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINE AND KNOWN VARIETY

(3) NPCW23402 is distinguished from its parent as described in Table 1:

(4) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 Comparison with Parental Lines Trait or Commercial line: characteristic Instant variety NPCW18281 Bract color Bicolored RHS 48C RHS 48C only and 47C

COMPARISON WITH SIMILAR VARIETY

(5) NPCW23402 is most similar to the commercial poinsettia plant named NPCW16260 (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 29,739). Differences between the two varieties are described in Table 2:

(6) TABLE-US-00002 TABLE 2 Trait or Commercial line: characteristic Instant variety NPCW16260 Bract color Bicolored RHS 48C Marbled RHS 19C and 47C and RHS 63A