Plants – Rose – Climber
Plant Patent
1999-02-08
2001-02-27
Locker, Howard J. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Rose
Climber
Plant Patent
active
PP011793
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as
Dendranthema grandiflora
and referred to by the cultivar name Centella.
The new Chrysanthemum is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Salinas, Calif. The objective of the breeding program is to create new cut Chrysanthemum cultivars having inflorescences with desirable colors and good form and substance.
The new Chrysanthemum originated from a cross made by the Inventor in July, 1992, in Salinas, Calif., of a proprietary Chrysanthemum seedling selection identified as 2943 as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary Chrysanthemum seedling selection identified as 2974, as the male, or pollen, parent.
The cultivar Centella was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Alva, Fla., in November, 1993. The selection of this plant was based on its desirable inflorescence color and good form and substance.
Asexual reproduction of the new Chrysanthemum by terminal cuttings taken in a controlled environment in Alva, Fla., has shown that the unique features of this new Chrysanthemum are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Centella has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Centella’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Centella’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Small, daisy-type inflorescences that are about 4 cm in diameter.
2. Attractive golden yellow ray florets.
3. Disc florets that when immature are dark red and when mature are dark yellow. Immature dark red disc florets give an “dark eye” appearance to the inflorescences.
4. Numerous inflorescences per stem.
5. Large leaves.
6. Good postproduction longevity with inflorescences maintaining good substance and color for about three weeks in an interior environment after one week of cool storage.
Locker Howard J.
Whealy C. A.
Yoder Brother's Inc.
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