Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Papiro’

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2000-04-17

2002-09-24

Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Chrysanthemum

Plant Patent

active

PP012998

ABSTRACT:

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention is directed to a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum morifolium. The varietal denomination of the new chrysanthemum is ‘PAPIRO’.
The new variety is a cross of ‘Scorpio’ (believed to be unpatented) as seed parent and ‘Tripoli’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,207) as pollen parent. The new variety has been asexually reproduced by vegetative cuttings in Ventura County, Calif. and the distinguishing characteristics are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
‘PAPIRO’ is a chrysanthemum plant that produces flowers with white ray florets and orange disc florets.
COMPARISON WITH PARENTS
‘PAPIRO’ differs from its parent ‘Scorpio’ in having larger flowers and from its parent ‘Tripoli’ in having white ray florets whereas the parent has purple ray florets.
COMPARISON WITH OTHER VARIETIES
The following is a comparison to the commercial varieties ‘GEDI WT8’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,648), ‘Pidoul’ and ‘Empire Aspen’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,885):
‘GEDI
‘Empire
WT8’
‘PAPIRO’
‘Pidoul’
Aspen’
Inflorescence
4.5 cm
6 cm
2.5 to 3 cm
5 cm
Diameter
Ray Floret
Near 158D
Near 155D
Near 155D
Near 155D
coloration
when mature
Quantity of
About 30
Between
About 30
Between
Ray florets
50 to 60
45 to 50
Quantity of
About 12
About 15
Between
About 8
Inflorescence
12 to 15
per stem
Height
About
About
Between
About
18 cm
23 cm
25 to 30 cm
20 cm
Natural
Early
End of
Mid-September
First week
Season
October
September
of September
Bloom
General
‘PAPIRO’
‘PAPIRO’ has
‘PAPIRO’
Commercial
has pure
larger ray
has a larger
Comparison
white ray
florets and
number of
florets
longer lasting
inflorescence
and longer
inflorescence
and a much
lasting
more flexible
inflorescence
plant form


REFERENCES:
patent: PP5367 (1984-12-01), Culbert
patent: PP6058 (1987-12-01), Duffett
patent: PP6222 (1988-07-01), Shoesmith
patent: PP6590 (1989-02-01), Sueptitz
patent: PP6999 (1989-08-01), VandenBerg
patent: PP7885 (1992-06-01), Fuess
patent: PP8609 (1994-02-01), VandenBerg
patent: PP10218 (1998-01-01), Pieters
patent: PP11294 (2000-03-01), Boeder

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