Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2003-02-10
2004-07-13
Grunberg, Anne Marie (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP015015
ABSTRACT:
Latin name of the genus and species: Botanical classification:
Chrysanthemum morifolium.
Variety denomination: The new Chrysanthemum variety denomination is ‘Texas Time Red.’
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum botanically known as
Chrysanthemum morifolium,
and referred to by the cultivar name ‘Texas Time Red.’
‘Texas Time Red,’ identified as 21895-0, originated from a cross made in a controlled breeding program in Vinnetrow Road, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom. The female parent of the new variety is an undistributed, unpatented seedling identified as 21079-4 of the unpatented variety known as ‘Pixie Time Pink.’ The male parent of the new variety is an undistributed, unpatented seedling identified as 20074-2 of the unpatented variety known as ‘Bi Time Purple.’ The new variety ‘Texas Time Red’ has been asexually reproduced by vegetative cuttings in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom and the distinguishing characteristics are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
‘Texas Time Red’ is a Pot type of Chrysanthemum plant variety having red single quill flowers with red spoon tips.
Comparison with Female Parent
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Texas Time Red’ are dissimilar to the parent ‘Pink Pixie Time’ in plant habitat and growth rate. In side-by-side comparisons in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, under commercial practice, plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Texas Time Red’ differed from the plants of the parent ‘Pixie Time Pink’ in the following characteristics.
1. The new variety ‘Texas Time Red’ produces red quill single spoon tipped flowers whereas the parent ‘Pixie Time Pink’ produces pink anemone flowers.
2. Plants of the new variety ‘Texas Time Red’ have taller and larger inflorescence than plants of the parent ‘Pixie Time Pink.’
Comparison with Male Parent
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Texas Time Red’ are dissimilar to the parent ‘Bi Time Purple’ in plant habitat and growth rate. In side-by-side comparisons in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, under commercial practice, plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Texas Time Red’ differed from the plants of the parent ‘Bi Time Purple’ in the following characteristics.
1. The new variety ‘Texas Time Red’ produces red quill single spoon tipped flowers whereas the parent ‘Bi Time Purple’ produces purple anemone flowers.
2. Plants of the new variety ‘Texas Time Red’ have tall and larger inflorescence than plants of the parent ‘Bi Time Purple.’
Comparison with Other Varieties
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Texas Time Red’ are similar to ‘Energy Time’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,957) in plant habit and growth rate. However in side-by-side comparisons in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, under commercial practice, plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Texas Time Red’ differed from plants of ‘Energy Time’ in the following characteristics.
1. The new variety ‘Texas Time Red’ produces dark red quill single spoon tip flowers whereas ‘Energy Time’ produces red spoon tip flowers.
2. Plants of the new variety ‘Texas Time Red’ have larger and taller inflorescence than plants of ‘Energy Time.’
REFERENCES:
Brummitt, Dick, Chrysanthemum once again, 1997, The Garden, pp. 662-663.*
1998 Ficor catalog, listing the variety ‘Pixie Time Pink.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
1999 Ficor catalog, listing the variety ‘Pixie Time Pink.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
2000 Ficor catalog, listing the variety ‘Pixie Time Pink.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
2001 Ficor catalog, listing the varieties ‘Pixie Time Pink,’ ‘Bi Time Purple’ and ‘Energy Time.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
2002 Ficor catalog, listing the variety ‘Bi Time Purple’ and ‘Energy Time.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
U.S. Plant Patent Application Publication No. US 2002/0129418 P1, pub. date Sep. 12, 2002, U.S. plant application Ser. No. 09/802,056 filed Mar. 7, 2001, for variety ‘Energy Time,’ Inventor Mark Roland Boeder.
Cleangro LTD
Grunberg Anne Marie
Howrey Simon Arnold & White , LLP
Hwu June
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