Aster plant named ‘Moercassino’

Details Aster plant named ‘Moercassino’ Aster plant named ‘Moercassino’

2002-03-15

2003-02-18

Bell, Kent L. (Department: 1661)

Plants

Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant

Aster

Plant Patent

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PP013572

ABSTRACT:

BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION/CULTIVAR DESIGNATION
Aster novi
-
belgii
cultivar ‘Moercassino’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present Invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Aster plant, botanically known as
Aster novi
-
belgii
and referred to by the cultivar name ‘Moercassino’.
The new Aster is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the Inventor in De Lier, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding program was to develop new strong-growing cut flower Aster cultivars with attractive floret colors. The new Aster originated from a cross made by the Inventor of a proprietary Aster selection identified as code number 280, not patented, as the female, or seed, parent with a proprietary Aster selection identified as code number 2267, not patented, as the male, or pollen, parent.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken in De Lier, The Netherlands has shown that the unique features of this new Aster are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Moercassino’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Moercassino’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Rapid growth rate.
2. Numerous inflorescences per flowering stem.
3. White-colored ray florets and yellow-colored disc florets.
4. Good postproduction longevity.
Plants of the new Aster differ from plants of the female parent, the selection 280, in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Aster have larger leaves than plants of the selection 280.
2. Plants of the new Aster have longer flowering stems than plants of the selection 280.
3. Plants of the new Aster have larger inflorescences than plants of the selection 280.
4. Plants of the new Aster and the selection 280 differ in disc floret coloration.
Plants of the new Aster differ from plants of the male parent, the selection 2267, in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Aster have larger leaves than plants of the selection 2267.
2. Plants of the new Aster have larger inflorescences than plants of the selection 2267.
3. Plants of the new Aster and the selection 2267 differ in disc floret coloration.
Plants of the new Aster can be compared to plants of the Aster cultivar ‘Monte Cassino’, not patented. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in De Lier, The Netherlands, plants of the new Aster differed from plants of the cultivar ‘Monte Cassino’ in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Aster grew more rapidly than plants of the cultivar ‘Monte Cassino’.
2. Plants of the new Aster had larger leaves than plants of the cultivar ‘Monte Cassino’.
3. Plants of the new Aster had larger inflorescences than plants of the cultivar ‘Monte Cassino’.
4. Plants of the new Aster and the cultivar ‘Monte Cassino’ differed in disc floret coloration.

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