Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2003-02-11
2004-09-07
Grunberg, Anne Marie (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP015133
ABSTRACT:
Latin name of the genus and species: Botanical classification:
Chrysanthemum morifolium.
Variety denomination: The new Chrysanthemum variety denomination is ‘Safari Time Golden’.
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 ‘Safari Time Golden.’ ‘Safari Time Golden,’ identified as 21912-0, originated from a cross made in a controlled breeding program in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom. The female parent of the new variety is the unpatented variety known as ‘Velvet Time.’ The male parent of the new variety is the unpatented variety known as ‘Swing Time.’ The new variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ 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
‘Safari Time Golden’ is a pot type of Chrysanthemum plant variety having golden yellow single quill flowers with spoon tips.
Comparison with Female Parent
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ are dissimilar to the female parent ‘Velvet 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 ‘Safari Time Golden’ differed from plants of the female parent ‘Velvet Time’ in the following characteristics.
1. The new variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ produces golden yellow quill single flowers whereas the female parent ‘Velvet Time’ produces purple single flowers.
2. Plants of the new variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ have larger and taller inflorescence than plants of the female parent ‘Velvet Time.’
Comparison with Male Parent
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ are dissimilar to the male parent ‘Swing 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 ‘Safari Time Golden’ differed from plants of the male parent ‘Swing Time’ in the following characteristics.
1. The new variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ produces golden yellow quill single flowers whereas the parent ‘Swing Time’ produces orange single flowers.
2. Plants of the new variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ have larger and taller inflorescence than plants of the parent ‘Swing Time.’
Comparison with Other Varieties
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ are dissimilar to ‘Trendy Time,’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,447) 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 ‘Safari Time Golden’ differed from plants of ‘Trendy Time’ in the following characteristics.
1. The new variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ produces golden yellow flowers whereas ‘Trendy Time’ produces saffron-yellow flowers.
2. Plants of the new variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ have larger and taller inflorescence than plants of ‘Trendy Time.’
3. The new variety ‘Safari Time Golden’ has longer but fewer quills than the variety ‘Trendy Time.’
REFERENCES:
patent: PP11447 (2000-07-01), Boeder
Brummitt, Dick, Chrysanthemum once again, 1997, The Garden, pp. 662-663.*
1998 Ficor catalog, listing the varieties ‘Velvet Time’ and ‘Swing Time.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
1999 Ficor catalog, listing the varieties ‘Velvet Time’ and ‘Swing Time.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
2000 Ficor catalog, listing the variety ‘Swing Time.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
2001 Ficor catalog, listing the variety ‘Swing Time.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
2002 Ficor catalog, listing the variety ‘Swing Time.’ See, e.g., p. 4.
Cleangro LTD
Grunberg Anne Marie
Howrey Simon Arnold & White , LLP
Hwu June
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