Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2001-06-04
2003-06-24
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP013902
ABSTRACT:
LATIN NAME
Dendranthema morifolium
VARIETY
‘GEDI ONE CEN’
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant, herein after referred to by the cultivar name ‘GEDI ONE CEN.’
This new cultivar originated from hybridization of a female parent, cultivar ‘Bronia’ (unpatented in the United States), and a male parent, cultivar ‘Cobra’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,219). The new cultivar was discovered by the inventor in October 1996.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by apical tip cutting and meristem tissue culture was performed in Oxnard, Calif. and has shown that the unique features of this new cultivar are stable and reproduced true to type on successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar ‘GEDI ONE CEN’ 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 ‘GEDI ONE CEN.’ These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘GEDI ONE CEN’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum:
1. Decorative type inflorescence;
2. Consistent flowering response to short days, blooming consistently after 49 days of short day length;
3. Free branching habit; and
4. Compact growth habit.
Plants of the new cultivar are similar to plants of the parent cultivar, ‘Bronia,’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar differed from plants of the cultivar ‘Bronia’ in the following characteristics:
1. The new cultivar naturally blooms 2 weeks earlier;
2. The new cultivar has blooms more uniformly; and
3. The new cultivar has more blooms per flowering branch.
Plants of the new cultivar are also similar to plants of the parent cultivar, ‘Cobra,’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar differed from plants of the cultivar ‘Cobra’ in the following characteristics:
1. The new cultivar has different ray floret color;
2. The new cultivar has a different flower type;
3. The new cultivar has more blooms per flowering branch; and
4. The new cultivar has a more flexible plant form.
The new cultivar can be compared to the Chrysanthemum cultivar ‘Aldo’ (disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,216). However plants of the new Chrysanthemum differed from the plants of the cultivar ‘Aldo’ in the following characteristics:
1. New cultivar has more ray florets;
2. New cultivar has a more round plant shape and greater branching;
3. New cultivar has a shorter internode length; and
4. New cultivar has a more flexible plant form.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP10216 (1998-01-01), Pieters
patent: PP10219 (1998-01-01), Pieters
Campell Bruce R.
Hwu June
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Pieters Plant Production BVBA
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