USPP12669P2 - Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Everest Salmon’ - Google Patents

Abstract

A chrysanthemum plant named ‘Everest Salmon’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with salmon ray-florets and yellow-green disc florets.

Description

RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application is related to the following co-pending applications:

	Application Ser. No.	Filing Date	Title
	09/276,695	March 26, 1999	‘Everest Pink’
	09/276,633	March 26, 1999	‘Everest White’

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

‘Everest Salmon’ is a product of a breeding and selection program that had the objective of finding color mutants of ‘Everest Pink’. The new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant that is a natural occuring sport of a parent chrysanthemum named ‘Everest Pink’ (Ser. No. 09/276,695). A comparison with parent chrysanthemum ‘Everest Pink’ is also made in this application. The new cultivar was discovered as a whole plant mutation in May 1996 by Rob Noodelijk in a controlled environment (greenhouse) in Rijsenhout, Holland. The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Everest Salmon’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were taken from the initial selection in September 1996 in Rijsenhout, Holland.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum bearing medium sized blooms with salmon ray-florets and yellow-green disc florets.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color being as nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This new variety of chrysanthemum is of the botanical classification Dendranthema grandiflora. The observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown in a greenhouse in Rijsenhout, Holland in a photo-periodic controlled crop under conditions generally used in commercial practice. The photo-periodic response time in this crop was 48 days after an average of eight long days. This new variety produces medium sized blooms with salmon ray-florets and yellow-green disc-florets blooming on the plant for 5 weeks. This new variety of chrysanthemum has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics throughout successive propagations however the phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as light intensity and temperature. To show the phenotype as described ‘Everest Salmon’ can be planted without assimilation lightning between week 50 and week 40 of the next year under greenhouse conditions in Holland. With assimilation lightning (minimum level 2500 lux) it can be planted year round under greenhouse conditions in Holland.

From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivars in comparison to ‘Everest Salmon’ are ‘Everest Pink’ and ‘Everest White’. When ‘Everest Pink’, ‘Everest Salmon’ and ‘Everest White’ are being compared the following differences and similarities are noticed: The difference of ‘Everest Pink’, ‘Everest Salmon’ and ‘Everest White’ is the color of the ray-florets for which characteristics ‘Everest Salmon’ has been selected out of ‘Everest Pink’. The color of the ray-florets of ‘Everest Salmon’ is salmon, the color of the ray-florets of ‘Everest Pink’ is pale pink, the color of the ray-florets of ‘Everest White’ is white. All other characteristics of ‘Everest Pink’ and ‘Everest Salmon’ are similar.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘Everest Salmon’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, any discrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted in the photographs are due to photographic tolerances.

Botanical Description of
CULTIVAR ‘Everest Salmon’		‘Everest Pink’	‘Everest White’
Bud
Size	Small Cross-section ± 0.9 cm
	height ± 0.7 cm
Outside Color	Greyed-Orange 173 D	Purple 75 D	Yellow-Green 154 D
Involucral bracts	2 rows, length 7 mm.,
	width 2 mm.
Involucral bracts	Not present
among disc-florets
Involucral bracts	Green 138 B
color
Bloom
Type	Daisy
Height	Flat
Size	Medium
Fully Expanded	6.0-6.5 cm
Borne (number of blooms per	Approx. 5 blooms per branch
branch)
Length of lateral branch	From top to bottom approx.
	11.0 cm
Lateral branch, attachment	Medium
Branching	Good with 5 breaks after
	pinching
Performance on the plant	5 weeks
Seeds	Not produced
Fragrance	Typical chrysanthemum
Color
Center of the flower (disc-florets)	Immature Yellow-green 144 B
	mature Yellow-green 151 A
Color of upper surface of the	Orange-Red 35 D and yellow	Purple 75 B	White 155 A
majority of the ray-florets	10 B at the base
Color of the lower surface of the	Greyed-Orange 165 D	Purple 75 C	White 155 A
majority of the ray-florets
Tonality from Distance	A pot mum with salmon daisy
	flowers and a yellow-green
	disc
Discoloration to color	Red 36 C	To Purple 75 C	To White 155 D
Ray florets
Texture	Upper and under side smooth
Number	16-20 (1 row)
Cross-section	Concave
Longitudinal axis of majority	Reflexing
Margin	Entire
Length of corolla tube	Short
Ray floret length	2.6-2.8 cm
Ray floret width	0.8 cm
Ratio length/width	Medium
Shape of tip	Mamillate
Disc florets
Disc diameter	Small (± 1.2 cm)
Distribution of disc florets	Numerous and clearly visible
	at all stages of flower head
	development
Type	Tubular
Color	Yellow-green 144 B
Receptacle shape	Conical raised
Reproductive Organs
Stamen (present in	Yellow-green 144 A
disc florets	thin, 2 mm in length
Pollen	None
Styles (present in both	Yellow-green 144 A
ray and disc	thin
Style Length	4 mm
Stigmas	Yellow-green 144 A
Stigma Width	1 mm
Ovaries	Enclosed in calyx
Plant
Form	A pot mum meant for indoor
	use
Growth habit	Upright
Growth rate	Moderate
Height	18.0-21.0 cm
Width	Medium, 20.0-22.0 cm
Stem Color	Yellow-green 146 A
Stem Strength	Strong
Stem Brittleness	Present
Stem Anthocyanin Coloration	Present
Flowering Response (photo-	48 days
periodic controlled crop, no
natural growing)
Foliage
Color	Upper side yellow-green 147 A
	under side green 146 A
Size	Medium, length 6.5 cm,
	width 5.0 cm
Quantity (number per lateral	6-7
branch)
Shape	Egg-shaped
Texture upper side	Fleshly
Texture under side	Smooth
Ribs and veins upper side	Ribs and veins well developed
Ribs and veins under side	Ribs and veins well developed
Edge	Crenated
Shape of Base of Sinus Between	Round
Lateral Lobes
Margin of Sinus Between Lateral	Converging
Lobes
Shape of Base	Cordate
Apex	Mucronate
Age	56 days

Claims (1)

I claim:

1. A new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum plant as described and illustrated.

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