Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant – Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
2002-05-01
2003-12-23
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Chrysanthemum
Plant Patent
active
PP014404
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 ‘Gedi Two Cop.’
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The new cultivar is a product of hybridization of a female parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘Gedi One Car’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,794) and a male parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘Gedi One Gal’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,807). The new cultivar was discovered and selected by the inventor in September 1996.
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 ‘Gedi Two Cop’ 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 ‘Gedi Two Cop.’ These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Gedi Two Cop’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum cultivar:
1. Decorative-type inflorescence,
2. Consistent flowering response to short days, blooming consistently after 42 days of short day length,
3. Free branching habit,
4. Purple ray florets,
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, ‘Gedi One Car’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar bloom earlier, have fewer ray florets, and have a smaller diameter inflorescence than plants of the female parent variety.
Plants of the new cultivar are similar to plants of the male parent variety, ‘Gedi One Gal’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar have inflorescences of a different color, fewer ray florets, and a smaller diameter inflorescence than plants of the male parent variety.
In comparison to the commercially available variety ‘Cleargar VZP1’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,300), ‘Gedi Two Cop’ blooms earlier and has fewer ray florets per inflorescence, ray florets without irregular lobes, and fewer disc florets.
REFERENCES:
patent: PP11300 (2000-03-01), Boeder
Campell Bruce R.
Hwu June
Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Pieters Plant Production BVBA
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