Azalea plant named `First Place`
USPP11913P · kind P · plant
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 7, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jun 5, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Azalea plant named `First Place`, characterized by its very glossy dark green leaves that do not abscise during the cooling and forcing periods; dense and outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; rapid flowering after forcing; numerous large and showy reddish purple-colored flowers; hose-in-hose to semi-double hose-in-hose flower form; excellent postproduction longevity with plants maintaining good flower substance for more than four weeks in an interior environment; and very low incidence of infection with Cylindrocladium in inoculated trials.
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