Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2003-09-23
2004-12-14
Grunberg, Anne Marie (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP015419
ABSTRACT:
Latin name of the genus and species Botanical classification:
Chrysanthemum morifolium.
Variety denomination: The new
Chrysanthemum
variety denomination is ‘Esperanto Happy’.
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 ‘Esperanto Happy’.
‘Esperanto Happy’ originated from a naturally occurring whole plant mutation grown in a controlled planting of the variety ‘Esperanto Improved’ application Ser. No. 10/677,474 in Valsequillo, Gran Canaria, Spain. The new variety ‘Esperanto Happy’ 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
‘Esperanto Happy’ is a pot type of
Chrysanthemum
plant variety having red/yellow striped single flowers.
Comparison with Parent
Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum
variety ‘Esperanto Happy’ are most similar to the parent cultivar ‘Esperanto Improved’ 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 ‘Esperanto Happy’ compared to plants of the parent cultivar ‘Esperanto Improved’ in the following characteristics.
1. The new variety ‘Esperanto Happy’ produces red/yellow striped single flowers whereas the parent cultivar ‘Esperanto Improved’ produces pink/white striped single type flowers.
2. Plants of the new variety ‘Esperanto Happy’ have similar inflorescence to the plants of the parent cultivar ‘Esperanto Improved’.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP11758 (2001-01-01), VandenBerg
patent: 2003/0121087 (2003-06-01), Hammond
2000 Ficor Catalog, published Nov. 9, 1999, listingChrysanthemumvariety ‘Esperanto’ under the commercial name ‘Esperanza.’ See pp. 4 and 13.
2001 Ficor Catalog, published Oct. 12, 2000, listingChrysanthemumvariety ‘Esperanto.’ See pp. 2 (color photograph), 4 and 9.
2002 Ficor Catalog, published Sep. 25, 2001; listingChrysanthemumvarieties ‘Esperanto’ and ‘Esperanto Improved.’ See pp. 4, 9, 16 (color photograph) and unnumbered insert.
2003 Ficor Catalog, published Sep. 12, 2002, listingChrysanthemumvariety ‘Esperanto Improved.’ See pp. 2 and 7.
Aurora Varieties S.L.
Grunberg Anne Marie
Howrey Simon Arnold & White , LLP
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