Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2000-05-01
2002-09-03
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP012913
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 ‘Italia’.
The new variety is a cross of two undistributed, unnamed, unpatented seedlings. The new variety has been asexually reproduced by vegetative cuttings in Ventura County, Calif. and the distinguishing characteristics are retained through successive generations of a sexual reproduction.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
‘Italia’ is a chrysanthemum plant variety with daisy-type flowers having pink ray florets and yellow disc florets.
COMPARISON WITH OTHER VARIETY
The new variety has been shown to recover completely from a fully wilted condition without damage much better than a similar cultivar ‘Empire Sweet Dreams’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,908):
‘Empire Sweet
Dreams’
‘ITALIA’
Inflorescence Diameter
About 7 cm
About 4 cm
Ray Floret coloration when mature
Near 48C
Near 42B
Plant height
About 28 cm
About 23 cm
Approximate quantity of
About 9
About 15
inflorescence per stem
Campell Bruce R.
Christie Parker & Hale LLP
Mozant LLC
Para Annette H.
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