Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2003-05-13
2004-11-30
Locker, Howard J. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP015392
ABSTRACT:
Botanical classification/cultivar designation:
Chrysanthemum×morifolium
cultivar Yoanchorage.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of
Chrysanthemum
plant, botanically known as
Chrysanthemum×morifolium
and hereinafter referred to by the name ‘Yoanchorage’.
The new
Chrysanthemum
is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in Salinas, Calif. and Fort Myers, Fla. The objective of the breeding program is to create new potted
Chrysanthemum
cultivars that are suitable for year-round production with uniform plant growth habit, good vigor, desirable inflorescence form and floret colors, fast response time, and good postproduction longevity.
The new
Chrysanthemum
originated from a cross made by the Inventor in March, 1996, in Salinas, Calif., of a proprietary
Chrysanthemum
seedling selection identified as code number YB-4620, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary
Chrysanthemum
seedling selection identified as code number YB-5354, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent. The new
Chrysanthemum
was discovered and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross grown in a controlled environment in Fort Myers, Fla. in April, 1997. The selection of this plant was based on its uniform plant growth habit, desirable inflorescence form and ray floret colors, fast response time, and excellent postproduction longevity.
Asexual reproduction of the new
Chrysanthemum
by vegetative tip cuttings was first conducted in Fort Myers, Fla. in July, 1997. Asexual reproduction by cuttings has shown that the unique features of this new
Chrysanthemum
are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The cultivar Yoanchorage has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength, and/or light level, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Yoanchorage’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Yoanchorage’ as a new and distinct
Chrysanthemum
:
1. Uniform and upright plant habit.
2. Strong and freely branching growth habit.
3. Dark green-colored foliage.
4. Uniform flowering habit.
5. Early flowering, 8-week response time.
6. Large decorative-type inflorescences.
7. White-colored ray florets.
8. Excellent postproduction longevity with plants maintaining good substance and color for about four weeks in an interior environment.
Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
differ primarily from plants of the female parent selection in ray floret coloration as plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
have white-colored ray florets whereas plants of the female parent selection have golden bronze-colored ray florets. In addition, plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
are more vigorous than plants of the female parent selection.
Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
differ primarily from plants of the male parent selection in ray floret shape as plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
have elongated oblong-shaped ray florets whereas plants of the male parent selection have spoon-shaped ray florets. In addition, plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
have smaller inflorescences with fewer disc florets than plants of the male parent selection.
Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
can be compared to plants of the cultivar Surf, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,585. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Salinas, Calif., plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
differed from plants of the cultivar Surf in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
were more upright than and not as outwardly spreading as plants of the cultivar Surf.
2. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
had larger inflorescences than plants of the cultivar Surf.
3. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
were more tolerant to high production temperatures than plants of the cultivar Surf.
Locker Howard J.
Yoder Brother's Inc.
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