PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide Gerbera L. with leafy flower stem trait and in bud shipping trait. SOLUTION: New, distinct and stable Gerbera L. cultivars with foliage on the flower stem are provided. The new leafy flower stem gerbera cultivar may have ability to be packaged and transported in a bud stage on growth. The new Gerbera L. cultivars produce one or more flower stems with at least 5 or more full or partial leaves per a flower stem. The leaves produced on a flower stem of a Gerbera L. cultivar are in the range in size from small to extra large and the range in measurement of (a) at least 40 mm or more in length, and (b) at least 4 mm or more in width. And, methods for the breeding of the leafy flower stem trait into diverse Gerbera L. genetic backgrounds, as well as, methods for increasing the degree of foliage per a flower stem or a plant are disclosed. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
