Rose scented geranium pelargonium graveolenes plant ‘Safal’

Abstract

The invention relates to a new, distinct and unique plant of rose scented geranium Pelargonium graveolens 'Safal' derived from a rare seed-set in cultivar 'Bipuli,' apparently the result of hybridization between largely sterile populations of the cultivar accessions 'Bipuli' and 'Hemanti', possessing the following combination of characteristics namely demonstrated vigour in the essential oil yield related traits in great measure and out yielded all the other accessions; the essential oil of the plant has 89% rhodinol content in which citronellol to geraniol ratio is approximately 1:1 and the contents of isomenthone, menthone, 10-epi-gamma-eudesmol, 6,9-guaiadiene, decanoic acid and isodecanoic acid were relatively lower than in the oils of accessions 'Bipuli' and/or 'Hemanti', this plant can be propagated vegetatively through stem cuttings and suitable for commercial cultivation in large scale.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A new and distinct plant of Geranium plant named ‘Safal,’ illustrated and described.