USPP10196P - Chrysanthemum plant named `Puffin` - Google Patents

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USPP10196P
USPP10196P US08/751,847 US75184796V US10196P US PP10196 P USPP10196 P US PP10196P US 75184796 V US75184796 V US 75184796V US 10196 P US10196 P US 10196P
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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of garden Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Dendranthema grandiflora and referred to by the cultivar name Puffin.
  • the new cultivar is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the inventor in Chichester, West Wales, United Kingdom.
  • the objective of the breeding program was to create new garden Chrysanthemum cultivars having desirable inflorescence colors and good garden performance.
  • the new cultivar originated from a cross made by the inventor of the commercial cultivar Stargazer (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,695) as the female, or seed, parent with the proprietary selection 10/GM/94 as the male, or pollen, parent.
  • the new Chrysanthemum was discovered and selected by the inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Chichester, West Wales, United Kingdom.
  • the cultivar Puffin 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.
  • plants of the new Chrysanthemum are more upright and vigorous, have larger inflorescences, retain ray floret color longer and flower later than plants of the female parent, the cultivar Stargazer.
  • plants of the new Chrysanthemum have ray florets that are lighter in color than ray florets of plants of the cultivar Stargazer.
  • plants of the new Chrysanthemum are taller, more open in plant habit, more vigorous, have larger inflorescences and flower earlier than plants of the male parent, the proprietary selection 10/GM/94.
  • plants of the new Chrysanthemum have light pink ray florets whereas plants of the proprietary selection 10/GM/94 have yellow ray florets.
  • Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to the cultivar Harold (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,513). However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Oxnard, Calif. under commercial practice, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differed from plants of the cultivar Harold in the following characteristics:
  • Plants of the new Chrysanthemum are taller and more vigorous than plants of the cultivar réelle.
  • Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have more leaves per lateral stem and longer petioles than plants of the cultivar réelle.
  • Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have larger inflorescences than plants of the cultivar réelle.
  • Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have more disc florets and a larger disc diameter than plants of the cultivar Naomi.
  • Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have considerably longer and stronger peduncles than plants of the cultivar Naomi.
  • the first photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering 16.5-cm container of ⁇ Puffin ⁇ with one cutting in the container.
  • the second photograph comprises a close-up view of five leaves at different stages of development and a fully opened inflorescence. Foliage and floret colors in the photographs may appear different from the actual colors due to light reflectance.
  • plants After sticking unrooted cuttings of the new cultivar, plants received 4 weeks of long day/short nights followed by short day/long nights until flowering. Measurements and numerical values represent ranges or averages for six typical flowering plants.
  • Botanical classification Dendranathema grandiflora cultivar Puffin.
  • Type.--Terminal tip cuttings
  • Rooting habit --Fine, fibrous and well-branched.
  • Leaf arrangement Alternate.
  • Leaf size, fully expanded Length: About 5.3 cm. Width: About 4.8 cm.
  • Leaf apex Rounded apiculate.
  • Leaf base Attenuate.
  • Leaf margin Palmately lobed.
  • Leaf texture Abaxial and adaxial surfaces slightly pubescent, smooth and dull. Veins prominent on abaxial surface. Petiole length: About 2.9 cm.
  • Color Young foliage adaxial surface: 137A. Young foliage abaxial surface: 137C. Fully expanded foliage adaxial surface: 137A. Fully expanded foliage abaxial surface: 137C. Venation abaxial surface: 137D. Venation adaxial surface: 137C. Petiole: 137D.
  • Inflorescence size is about 5.2 cm. Depth (height): About 1.1 cm. Diameter of disc: About 1.3 cm.
  • Ray florets.--Shape Spatulate, broad spoon with tubular base. Size: Length: About 2.4 cm. Width: About 6 mm. Apex: Narrow tri-dentate. Base: Acute, tubular. Margin: Entire. Texture: Smooth, matte and glabrous. Aspect: Flat. Number of ray florets per inflorescence: About 60. Color: When opening, adaxial surface: 62C. When opening, abaxial surface: 62D. Mature, adaxial surface: 65C. Mature, abaxial surface: 62D. Fading to: 65D.
  • Disc florets.--Shape Tubular. Size: Length: About 4 mm. Width: About 1 mm. Number of disc florets per inflorescence: About 150. Color: Immature: 154D. Mature: 154C.
  • Seed production Seed production has not been observed.

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A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named 'Puffin', characterized by its tall, vigorous and rapid growth rate; large daisy-type inflorescences; light pink ray florets with bright greenish yellow disc florets; numerous inflorescences per plant; numerous disc florets per inflorescence; long and strong peduncles; and good garden performance.

Description

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of garden Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Dendranthema grandiflora and referred to by the cultivar name Puffin.
The new cultivar is a product of a planned breeding program conducted by the inventor in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom. The objective of the breeding program was to create new garden Chrysanthemum cultivars having desirable inflorescence colors and good garden performance.
The new cultivar originated from a cross made by the inventor of the commercial cultivar Stargazer (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,695) as the female, or seed, parent with the proprietary selection 10/GM/94 as the male, or pollen, parent.
The new Chrysanthemum was discovered and selected by the inventor as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in a controlled environment in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal cuttings taken at Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, has shown that the unique features of this new Chrysanthemum are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of `Puffin`. These characteristics in combination distinguish `Puffin` as a new and distinct cultivar:
1. Tall, vigorous and rapid growth rate.
2. Large daisy-type inflorescences.
3. Light pink ray florets with bright greenish yellow disc florets.
4. Numerous inflorescences per plant.
5. Numerous disc florets per inflorescence.
6. Long and strong peduncles.
7. Good garden performance.
The cultivar Puffin 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.
In side-by-side comparisons in Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom, under commercial practice, plants of the new Chrysanthemum are more upright and vigorous, have larger inflorescences, retain ray floret color longer and flower later than plants of the female parent, the cultivar Stargazer. In addition, plants of the new Chrysanthemum have ray florets that are lighter in color than ray florets of plants of the cultivar Stargazer. In the same comparisons, plants of the new Chrysanthemum are taller, more open in plant habit, more vigorous, have larger inflorescences and flower earlier than plants of the male parent, the proprietary selection 10/GM/94. In addition, plants of the new Chrysanthemum have light pink ray florets whereas plants of the proprietary selection 10/GM/94 have yellow ray florets.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to the cultivar Naomi (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 7,513). However, in side-by-side comparisons conducted in Oxnard, Calif. under commercial practice, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differed from plants of the cultivar Naomi in the following characteristics:
1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum are taller and more vigorous than plants of the cultivar Naomi.
2. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have more leaves per lateral stem and longer petioles than plants of the cultivar Naomi.
3. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum flower later than plants of the cultivar Naomi.
4. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have larger inflorescences than plants of the cultivar Naomi.
5. Ray florets of plants of the new Chrysanthemum are light pink in color and ray florets of plants of the cultivar Naomi are lavender in color.
6. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have more disc florets and a larger disc diameter than plants of the cultivar Naomi.
7. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have considerably longer and stronger peduncles than plants of the cultivar Naomi.
A detailed comparison of plants of the new Chrysanthemum and the cultivar Naomi appears in Chart A at the end of the specification.
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new cultivar, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.
The first photograph comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering 16.5-cm container of `Puffin` with one cutting in the container.
The second photograph comprises a close-up view of five leaves at different stages of development and a fully opened inflorescence. Foliage and floret colors in the photographs may appear different from the actual colors due to light reflectance.
In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. The following observations and measurements describe plants grown in Oxnard, California, under commercial practice in a glass-covered greenhouse with average night temperatures of 18° C., average day temperatures of 30° C., and light levels of 2,000 (cloudy conditions) to 9,000 (sunny conditions) footcandles.
After sticking unrooted cuttings of the new cultivar, plants received 4 weeks of long day/short nights followed by short day/long nights until flowering. Measurements and numerical values represent ranges or averages for six typical flowering plants.
Botanical classification: Dendranathema grandiflora cultivar Puffin.
Commercial classification: Garden chrysanthemum.
Parentage:
Female, or seed, parent.--Dendranthema grandiflora commercial cultivar Stargazer (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,695).
Male, or pollen, parent.--Dendranthema grandiflora proprietary selection 10/GM/94.
Propagation:
Type.--Terminal tip cuttings.
Time to rooting.--10 to 12 days with soil temperatures of 20° C.
Rooting habit.--Fine, fibrous and well-branched.
Plant description:
Appearance.--Perennial herbaceous garden plant. Tall and vigorous with a rapid growth rate, stems upright.
Plant height.--About 26 cm.
Lateral branch length.--About 24 cm.
Quantity of lateral branches after removal of apical meristem.--About 3.
Stem color.--139B.
Foliage description.--Number of leaves per plant: About 57. Number of leaves per lateral branch: About 19. Leaf arrangement: Alternate. Leaf size, fully expanded: Length: About 5.3 cm. Width: About 4.8 cm. Leaf apex: Rounded apiculate. Leaf base: Attenuate. Leaf margin: Palmately lobed. Leaf texture: Abaxial and adaxial surfaces slightly pubescent, smooth and dull. Veins prominent on abaxial surface. Petiole length: About 2.9 cm. Color: Young foliage adaxial surface: 137A. Young foliage abaxial surface: 137C. Fully expanded foliage adaxial surface: 137A. Fully expanded foliage abaxial surface: 137C. Venation abaxial surface: 137D. Venation adaxial surface: 137C. Petiole: 137D.
Inflorescence description:
Appearance.--Daisy-type inflorescence form. Inflorescences borne on terminals above foliage, arising from leaf axils. Disc and ray florets arranged acropetally on a flat capitulum.
Flowering response.--Under natural conditions, plants flower in the autumn. Inflorescence initiation and development can be induced under short day/long night conditions (at least 13.5 hours of darkness). Plants exposed to 3 or 4 weeks of long day/short night conditions after sticking followed by photoinductive short day/long night conditions, flower about 54 days later.
Quantity of Inflorescences.--About 7 inflorescences per flowering stem.
Inflorescence size.--Diameter: About 5.2 cm. Depth (height): About 1.1 cm. Diameter of disc: About 1.3 cm.
Opening inflorescences.--Bud shape: Spherical, flattened. Bud size: Length: About 9 mm. Width: About 1.3 cm. Bud color: 62D.
Ray florets.--Shape: Spatulate, broad spoon with tubular base. Size: Length: About 2.4 cm. Width: About 6 mm. Apex: Narrow tri-dentate. Base: Acute, tubular. Margin: Entire. Texture: Smooth, matte and glabrous. Aspect: Flat. Number of ray florets per inflorescence: About 60. Color: When opening, adaxial surface: 62C. When opening, abaxial surface: 62D. Mature, adaxial surface: 65C. Mature, abaxial surface: 62D. Fading to: 65D.
Disc florets.--Shape: Tubular. Size: Length: About 4 mm. Width: About 1 mm. Number of disc florets per inflorescence: About 150. Color: Immature: 154D. Mature: 154C.
Peduncle.--Aspect: Strong and angled 35 to 45° to the stem. Length: First peduncle: About 8.8 cm. Fourth peduncle: About 11.2 cm. Texture: Pubescent. Color: 147C.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: Present on disc florets only. Anther color: 12A. Pollen: Small amount of pollen, 12A in color. Gynoecium: Present on both ray and disc florets. Style color: 154C.
Disease resistance: No known Chrysanthemum diseases observed to date on plants grown under commercial greenhouse conditions.
Seed production: Seed production has not been observed.
              CHART A                                                     
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CHARACTERISTIC   `PUFFIN`    `NAOMI`                                      
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GROWTH HABIT     Tall        Medium                                       
PLANT HEIGHT     About 26 cm About 22 cm                                  
LATERAL BRANCH LENGTH                                                     
                 About 24 cm About 19 cm                                  
GROWTH RATE      Rapid       Moderate                                     
VIGOR            High        Moderate                                     
STEM COLOR       139B        146D                                         
QUANTITY OF LEAVES PER                                                    
                 About 19    About 14                                     
LATERAL BRANCH                                                            
PETIOLE LENGTH   About 2.9 cm                                             
                             About 2 cm                                   
YOUNG FOLIAGE COLOR,                                                      
                 137A        147A                                         
ADAXIAL SURFACE                                                           
YOUNG FOLIAGE COLOR,                                                      
                 137C        147B                                         
ABAXIAL SURFACE                                                           
MATURE FOLIAGE COLOR,                                                     
                 137A        147A                                         
ADAXIAL SURFACE                                                           
MATURE FOLIAGE COLOR,                                                     
                 137C        147B                                         
ABAXIAL SURFACE                                                           
PETIOLE COLOR    137D        147C                                         
TIME TO FLOWER   About 54 days                                            
                             About 49 days                                
INFLORESCENCE DIAMETER                                                    
                 About 5.2 cm                                             
                             About 4.8 cm                                 
BUD COLOR        62D         75B                                          
RAY FLORET       Broad spoon with                                         
                             Narrow, long-                                
APPEARANCE/ASPECT                                                         
                 tubular base, flat                                       
                             handled spoon,                               
                             slightly cupped                              
RAY FLORET APEX  Narrow tri- Emarginate                                   
                 dentate                                                  
RAY FLORET COLOR,                                                         
                 62C         80C                                          
WHEN OPENING, ADAXIAL                                                     
RAY FLORET COLOR, WHEN                                                    
                 62D         75C                                          
OPENING, ABAXIAL                                                          
RAY FLORET COLOR,                                                         
                 65C         75A                                          
MATURE, ADAXIAL                                                           
RAY FLORET COLOR,                                                         
                 62D         75D                                          
MATURE, ABAXIAL                                                           
RAY FLORET COLOR FADING                                                   
                 65D         75C                                          
TO                                                                        
QUANTITY OF DISC FLORETS                                                  
                 About 150   About 118                                    
PER INFLORESCENCE                                                         
DIAMETER OF DISC About 1.3 cm                                             
                             About 1.1 cm                                 
PEDUNCLE LENGTH, FIRST                                                    
                 About 8.8 cm                                             
                             About 1.5 cm                                 
PEDUNCLE LENGTH, FOURTH                                                   
                 About 11.2 cm                                            
                             About 3.5 cm                                 
PEDUNCLE STRENGTH                                                         
                 Strong      Moderate                                     
PEDUNCLE ANGLE TO STEM                                                    
                 35 to 45°                                         
                             20 to 25°                             
ANTHER COLOR     12A         17A                                          
POLLEN COLOR/AMOUNT                                                       
                 12A, little 17A, abundant                                
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