USPP16749P3 - Aster plant named ‘Cefortuna’ - Google Patents

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USPP16749P3
USPP16749P3 US10/979,190 US97919004V USPP16749P3 US PP16749 P3 USPP16749 P3 US PP16749P3 US 97919004 V US97919004 V US 97919004V US PP16749 P3 USPP16749 P3 US PP16749P3
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  • ‘Cefortuna’ is developed from a breeding program for pot asters that has so far yielded the commercial varieties ‘Dynaster’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,262), ‘Diamaster’ (U.S. Plant Patent Application Ser. No. 10/426,847) and Dukaster (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,100).
  • ‘Cefortuna’ is a product of a breeding-program that had the objective of creating new Aster cultivars, that can be grown as pot plants and propagated by means of cuttings from cuttings, similar to the cultivation and propagation of all year round chrysanthemum.
  • the new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of an Aster plant.
  • ‘Cefortuna’ is a seedling from a cross of a breeding program maintained at Chrysanthemum Breeders Association Research BV, Rijsenhout, Holland.
  • the female parent is 97.6128, a non-commercialized aster variety; the male parent is unknown, being a mixed population of a group of male parents.
  • the present invention ‘Cefortuna’ is a new and distinct variety of Aster bearing medium sized blooms with purple ray-florets and yellow disc florets, which can be propagated by a cutting from a cutting and produced as pot plants in 8 weeks time.
  • 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 foliage of the new cultivar.
  • This new variety of Aster is of the botanical classification Aster novi-belgii L.
  • 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 greenhouse temperatures during this crop were at day-time between 18° C. and 25° C. and at night 20° C.
  • the photo-periodic response time in this crop was 39 days, after an average of 16 long days after sticking of the unrooted cuttings. Plants are pinched 10 days after sticking.
  • Growth retardants were applied in an average dose of 1.5 gram/liter water, starting one week after pinching. The plants were observed (directly) during the flowering of this crop.
  • the plant is susceptible to Powdery Mildew. No tests were done on cold or drought tolerance.
  • This new variety produces medium sized blooms with purple ray-florets andyellow disc-florets blooming on the plant for 4 weeks.
  • This new variety of Aster 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.
  • ‘Cefortuna’ can be planted with assimilation lightning (high pressure sodium lamps) between week 5 and week 35 under greenhouse conditions in Holland.

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An Aster plant named ‘Cefortuna’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with purple ray-florets and yellow disc florets, which can be propagated by means of cuttings from cuttings and produced with a short period.

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RELATED CULTIVARS
‘Cefortuna’ is developed from a breeding program for pot asters that has so far yielded the commercial varieties ‘Dynaster’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,262), ‘Diamaster’ (U.S. Plant Patent Application Ser. No. 10/426,847) and Dukaster (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,100).
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
‘Cefortuna’ is a product of a breeding-program that had the objective of creating new Aster cultivars, that can be grown as pot plants and propagated by means of cuttings from cuttings, similar to the cultivation and propagation of all year round chrysanthemum. The new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of an Aster plant. ‘Cefortuna’ is a seedling from a cross of a breeding program maintained at Chrysanthemum Breeders Association Research BV, Rijsenhout, Holland. The female parent is 97.6128, a non-commercialized aster variety; the male parent is unknown, being a mixed population of a group of male parents. A comparison with parent aster 97.6128 is also given in this application. The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as a flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross by Harry W. M. van Straalen in a controlled environment (greenhouse) in Rijsenhout, Holland in 2000. The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Cefortuna’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection in 2000 in a controlled environment in Rigsenhout, Holland.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention ‘Cefortuna’ is a new and distinct variety of Aster bearing medium sized blooms with purple ray-florets and yellow disc florets, which can be propagated by a cutting from a cutting and produced as pot plants in 8 weeks time.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
The present invention ‘Cefortuna’ of a new and distinct variety of Aster 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 foliage of the new cultivar.
 DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
This new variety of Aster is of the botanical classification Aster novi-belgii L. 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 greenhouse temperatures during this crop were at day-time between 18° C. and 25° C. and at night 20° C. The photo-periodic response time in this crop was 39 days, after an average of 16 long days after sticking of the unrooted cuttings. Plants are pinched 10 days after sticking. Growth retardants were applied in an average dose of 1.5 gram/liter water, starting one week after pinching. The plants were observed (directly) during the flowering of this crop. The plant is susceptible to Powdery Mildew. No tests were done on cold or drought tolerance. This new variety produces medium sized blooms with purple ray-florets andyellow disc-florets blooming on the plant for 4 weeks. This new variety of Aster 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. ‘Cefortuna’ can be planted with assimilation lightning (high pressure sodium lamps) between week 5 and week 35 under greenhouse conditions in Holland.
From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivar in comparison to ‘Cefortuna’ are its female parent 97.6128 and the varieties ‘Dukaster’ and ‘Dynaster’. When these varieties are being compared with ‘Cefortuna’ the following differences are noticed: The differences between ‘Cefortuna’, 97.6128, ‘Dukaster’ and ‘Dynaster’ are (1) Flower color. (2) Growth habit. (3) Leaf width. (1) The color of the ray-florets of ‘Cefortuna’ is purple, while it is pink in ‘Dukaster’ and violet in 97.6128 and ‘Dynaster’. (2) The growth habit is upright and partially spreading in ‘Cefortuna’, while this is upright in 97.6128, ‘Dukaster’ and ‘Dynaster’ (3) The leaves of ‘Cefortuna’ and ‘Dynaster’ are of intermediate width, while those of 97.6128 are smaller, and those of ‘Dukaster’ are broader.
The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘Cefortuna’ 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. The color chart used in this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, edition 1995.
TABLE 1
Botanical Description of cultivar ‘Cefortuna’
Bud
Size Medium, Cross-section 0.3 cm,
height 0.5 cm
Outside color Purple-violet 81C
Involucral bracts 2 rows, length 4 mm, width 3 mm
Involucral bracts among disc-florets Not present
Involucral bracts color Green 138 D
Bloom
Type Daisy
Size Medium
Fully expanded 2.5-3 cm
Number of blooms per branch 10-12
Peduncle strength Strong
Peduncle structure Hairy with ribs
Peduncle length 3 cm
Peduncle color Green 139 B
Peduncle angle 45*
Performance on the plant 4 weeks
Seeds Produced in small quantities,
oval/ovate shaped, grey-brown
199 A, 1 mm. in length
Color
Center of the bloom (disc-florets) Immature Yellow-green 150C
Mature Yellow 1A
Color of the ray-florets Upper surface: Red-purple 72B
Lower surface: Purple-violet 81C
Tonality from Distance A pot aster with purple flowers and
a yellow disc
Color of the upper surface of the Red-purple 72C
ray-florets after aging of the plant
Ray florets
Number of whorls of ray-florets 2
Texture Upper and under side smooth
Number of ray-florets 20-30
Shape in cross-section Straight
Curvature of longitudinal axis Flat
Length of corolla tube 0.3 cm
Ray-floret length 1.5 cm
Ray-floret width 0.2 cm
Shape of tip Pointed
Shape of apex Acute
Disc florets
Disc diameter 0.7 cm; 1 cm when styles of
outer disc florets are included
Distribution of disc florets Numerous, clearly visible at all
stages of flowering
Shape Tubular
Length 0.6 cm
Color Yellow-green 145 D
Reproductive Organs
Stamen Present in Disc florets
only (1 per floret)
Stamen color Yellow 13 A
Pollen color Yellow-orange 14 A
Pistil Present on both Ray- and
Disc-florets (1 per floret)
Style color Yellow-green 150 D
Style length 0.6 cm
Ovaries Enclosed in calyx
Calyx shape Pappus
Calyx length 0.4 cm
Calyx color Yellow-green 150 D
Plant
Form A pot aster meant for indoor use
Growth habit Upright and partially spreading
Growth rate Vigorous
Height 22 cm
Width 17 cm
Internode length 1.5-2 cm
Stem diameter 2-3 mm
Stem color Green 139 B
Stem strength Strong
Stem brittleness Not brittle
Stem anthocyanin coloration Absent
Length of lateral branch From top to bottom 18 cm
Lateral branch color Green 139 B
Lateral branch, attachment 30-40*
Branching (average number of Medium with 3 breaks after
lateral branches) pinching
Internode length 1 cm
Flowering Response (photo- 39 Days
periodic controlled crop, not natural
season)
Foliage
Leaf arrangement Alternate
Color immature stage Upper side Yellow-green 144 C
Under side Yellow-green 146 D
Color mature stage Upper side Green 137 B
Under side Green 139 C
Color Midvein Upper side Yellow-green 147 D
Under side Yellow-green 147 C
Size Medium; length 5-7 cm,
width 1-1.5 cm
Quantity (number per lateral 12
branch)
Shape Elliptic
Texture upper side Glabrous
Texture under side Glabrous
Venation arrangement Pinnately netted
Shape of the margin Sinuate
Shape of Base Attenuate
Apex Acuminate
TABLE 2
Differences with the comparison varieties
‘Cefortuna’ 97.6128 ‘Dukaster’ ‘Dynaster’
Color upper Red- Violet- Purple- Violet-
side ray- purple 72B blue 92A violet 81A blue 90A
florets
Growth habit Upright Upright Upright Upright
and growing growing growing
spreading
Leaf width 1-1.5 cm 0.6-1.2 cm 2 cm 1.5 cm

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