Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2002-04-30
2004-03-23
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP014633
ABSTRACT:
Latin name of the genus and species: The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as
Chrysanthemum morifolium.
Variety denomination: The new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant is hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Moza Ves 02.’
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The new cultivar is a product of hybridization of a female parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘MZ-312’ (undistributed in the United States) and a male parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘MZ-33’ (undistributed in the United States). The new cultivar was discovered and selected by the inventor in October 1998.
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 cultivar are stable and reproduced true to type on successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar ‘Moza Ves 02’ 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 ‘Moza Ves 02.’ These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Moza Ves 02’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum cultivar:
1. Daisy-type inflorescence,
2. Consistent flowering response to short days, blooming consistently after 49 days of short day length,
3. Free branching habit,
4. Purple ray florets with a lighter colored area at the tip,
5. Very uniform round growth habit, and
6. Large quantity of blooms per flowering branch.
Plants of the new cultivar are similar to plants of the female parent variety, ‘MZ-312’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar have a ray florets of a different color, have a different type of inflorescence, and have a more round plant form than plants of the female parent variety.
Plants of the new cultivar are similar to plants of the male parent variety, ‘MZ-33’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar have a different type of inflorescence and a more flexible plant type than plants of the male parent variety. Plants of the new cultivar also bloom naturally two weeks earlier than plants of the male parent variety.
In comparison to the commercially available variety ‘Temptress’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,866), ‘Moza Ves 02’ has a smaller diameter disc, fewer disc flowers per inflorescence, purple ray florets with a white tip, and more inflorescences per flowering branch.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP11866 (2001-05-01), Moser
Chrysanthemum once again Horticulture Science Dick Brummitt.
Campell Bruce R.
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Mozant LLC
Para Annette H
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