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Chrysanthemum plant named Autumn Eyes |
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Chrysanthemum plant named Autumn Eyes
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| Inventor: |
van der Knaap |
| Date Issued: |
June 1, 1993 |
| Application: |
07/712,334 |
| Filed: |
June 7, 1991 |
| Inventors: |
van der Knaap; Jack (Ax De Lier, NL)
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| Assignee: |
Fides Beheer B.V. (De Lier, NL) |
| Primary Examiner: |
Locker; Howard J. |
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| Attorney Or Agent: |
Burns, Doane, Swecker & Mathis |
| U.S. Class: |
PLT/295 |
| Field Of Search: |
Plt/74; Plt/74.1; Plt/82.2; Plt/78 |
| International Class: |
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| U.S Patent Documents: |
PP6299; PP6300; PP6777 |
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| Abstract: |
A new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum plant. The new plant is characterized by its flat capitulum form, anemone capitulum type, bronze ray floret color, darker contrasting disc floret color, a diameter across face of capitulum of ca. 3.4 cm, spreading to upright branching pattern with ca. 4.0 breaks after a single pinch, flowering response of 59 to 63 days from the start of short days, and plant height for a 6.5 in. (16.5 cm) pot of about 30-40 cm. with 1-2 applications of B-9 at 2500 ppm. |
| Claim: |
I claim:
1. A new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum plant, substantially as herein described and illustrated. |
| Description: |
BACKGROUND
1. The Field of the Invention
This invention relates to Chrysanthemum plants. More particularly, the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Dendranthema grandiflora and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name"Autumn Eyes".
2. Background of the New Plant
Autumn Eyes, identified as 86.2494, was originated from a cross made by Jack Van Der Knaap in a controlled breeding program at De Lier, Holland in 1985.
The female parent of Autumn Eyes was an unnamed seedling, and the male parent was Penny Lane (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,238).
Autumn Eyes was discovered and selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross by Jack Van Der Knaap in 1986 in a controlled environment at De Lier, Holland.
The first asexual reproduction of Autumn Eyes was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were taken in 1986 in a controlled environment at De Lier, Holland by technicians working under the direction and supervision of Jack Van Der Knaap.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The basic characteristics which have been repeatedly observed in Autumn Eyes and which, in combination, distinguish this Chrysanthemum plant over related known varieties and its antecedents are:
1. Flat capitulum form.
2. Anemone capitulum type.
3. Bronze ray floret color.
4. Darker contrasting disc floret color.
5. Diameter across face of capitulum ca. 3.4 cm.
6. Branching pattern is spreading to upright with ca. 4.0 breaks after a single pinch.
7. Flowering response is 59 to 63 days from the start of short days.
8. Plant height of a 6.5 in. (16.5 cm) pot is about 30-40 cm. with 1-2 applications of B-9 at 2500 ppm.
Horticultural examination of controlled flowerings of successive plantings has shown that the combination of characteristics and distinctions as herein disclosed for Autumn Eyes are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations ofasexual reproduction.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
FIG. 1 is a photographic print in full color showing typical inflorescence and leaf characteristics of Autumn Eyes grown as a pinched spray pot mum with 5 cuttings in a 6.5 inch (16.5 cm) pot, the colors being depicted as nearly true as it isreasonably possible to make the same in a color photograph of this character.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW PLANT
Autumn Eyes has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.
The following is a detailed description of Autumn Eyes, with color terminology in accordance with The Royal Horticulture Society Colour Chart, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are obvious. The followingobservations, measurements and comparisons were made of plants grown at Nipomo, Calif., in controlled environments. Unrooted cuttings were directly stuck into 6.5 inch (16.5 cm) pots and grown in a controlled environment under the natural temperatureand day length prevailing during October to December of 1990.
Classification:
Botanical.--Dendranthema grandiflora cv. Autumn Eyes.
Commercial.--Flat anemone to be grown as a spray pot or cut spray mum.
INFLORESCENCE
A. Capitulum:
Form.--Flat.
Type.--Anemone.
Diameter across face.--ca. 34 mm when fully opened.
B. Corolla of ray florets:
Color (general tonality from a distance of three meters).--Bronze yellow with dark maroon eye.
Color.--Front: Golden yellow 11 A. Back: Pale yellow 11 B.
Shape.--Oblong with rounded to flat tip.
C. Corolla of disc florets:
Color.--Golden 11 A tipped with dark maroon 59 A. Eye is dark maroon 59 A.
D. Reproductive organs:
Androecium.--Present on disc florets only; insignificant.
Gynoecium.--Present on both ray and disc florets; insignificant.
PLANT
A. General appearance:
Height.--When grown in 6.5 in. (16.5 cm) pots with 1-2 applications of B-9, the total plant height including the pot will be approximately 40 cm. When grown as a cut mum, the plant will be 1-1.5 meters high.
Branching pattern.--Upright to spreading with ca. 4.0 breaks after the pinch. As a cut flower the plant is normally grown unpinched, single stem with the top bud removed to form an open spray type form.
B. Foliage
Color (upper surface).--147 A.
Color (lower surface).--147 B.
Shape.--see FIG. 1.
Autumn Eyes can be well distiguished from other commercial Chrysanthemum cultivars, including Dark Eyes (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 712,903, filed Jun. 7, 1991). Definite Eyes (U.S. Plant patent application No. 712,086, filedJun. 7, 1991), Quiet Eyes (U.S. Plant patent application No. 712,052, filed Jun. 7, 1991), Tara (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,313), and Vibrant Eyes (U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 712,901, filed Jun. 7, 1991). See in this regard the datapresented in Table A hereafter. Also, the blossom coloration of Autumn Eyes can be readily distinguished from Hoof Lane (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,299), Main Lane (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,300), and Bourbon Street (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 6,777) as describedin the respective U.S. Plant patents.
Similar traits to the other above-mentioned Eye varieties are capitulum form and type (with the exception of Quiet Eyes which is a flat daisy type), branching pattern, and the distinctly contrasting center of the disc. However, each Eye varietyvaries in color of the disc and ray florets, making each a unique and different cultivar.
Similar traits to Tara are capitulum form and type, and breaks/pinch. Autumn Eyes generally has more disc florets per flower, is approximately 4-7 days slowers, has more and shorter and narrower ray florets, and fewer flowers per break thanTara. The coloration of the petals is very different between Tara and Autumn Eyes.
TABLE A ______________________________________ Characteristic Autumn Eyes Dark Eyes Definite Eyes ______________________________________ capitulum flat flat flat form capitulum anemone anemone anemone type diameter ca. 3.4 cm ca.3.5-6.0 cm 4.0-7.0 cm across face branching upright spreading upright and pattern spreading breaks/pinch ca. 4.0 4-7 3-5 height in 6.5 30-40 cm ca. 40 cm 40-52 cm in. (16.5 cm) pot with 1-2 applications of B-9 disc floret golden 11 Amedium 56 C on the color tipped with lavender 75 C outer petals dark maroon 59 graduating to graduating to a A; eye is dark a very dark eye dark purple maroon 59 A of 77 A; tube eye of 59 A 75 C no. disc ca. 171 ca. 145 ca. 255 florets length disc ca. 1.0 cm long 1.0-1.5 cm long up to 2 cm long florets ray floret front: golden front: 75 C front: 69 D color yellow 11 A back: 75 C with back: some 70 C back: pale a 77 B stripe yellow 11 B down the center no. ray ca. 22 24-27average of 27.3 florets shape ray oblong with oblong with elliptic florets rounded to flat rounded tip tip length ray 1.0-1.5 cm long up to 2.5 cm up to 4 cm long florets long width ray 0.3-0.5 cm wide up to 0.75 cm up to 1.0 cm floretswide wide no. flowers/ ca. 9.6 average of 5.16 average of 5.3 break leaf front: 147 A front: 147 A front: 147 A color back: 147 B back: 147 B back: 147 B leaf length ca. 7.5 cm long up to 8 cm long up to 6 cm long leaf width ca. 5.0 cm wide up to 4.5 cm up to 4 cm wide wide response time 8.5 weeks 8.5 weeks 8.5 weeks ______________________________________ Characteristic Quiet Eyes Tara Vibrant Eyes ______________________________________ capitulum flat flat flat fresh; form puffyrounded old capitulum daisy anemone anemone type diameter 8-10 cm 5.0-6.5 cm 3-4 cm across face branching spreading spreading upright to pattern spreading breaks/pinch 3-4 3-5 4-5 height in 6.5 ca. 40 cm ca. 37 cm 42-52 cm in. (16.5 cm) pot with 1- 2 applications of B-9 disc floret lemon yellow lemon yellow from 155 D color 1 A graduating 10 A graduating to a large toward a dark green eye of purple eye of 143 A 77 A no. disc ca. 200 70-120 ca. 125 florets length disc 1.3cm long up to 1.5 cm ca. 1 cm long florets long ray floret front: 75 B front: 155 A light pink to color back: 75 D back: 155 D white; front: 155 A back: 155 B bright green ovary no. ray 20-24 15-17 ca. 22 florets shape ray oblong ellipticoval with florets rounded tip length ray up to 4 cm long up to 3 cm long up to 1.7 cm florets long width ray up to 1.5 cm up to 1 cm wide up to 0.5 cm florets wide wide no. flowers/ ca. 5.2 ca. 11.3 ca. 8.4 break leaf color front: 147 A front: 147 A front: 147 A back: 147 B back: 147 B back: 147 B leaf length up to 10 cm up to 9 cm long up to 5.0 cm long long leaf width up to 5.5 cm up to 5 cm wide up to 3.0 cm wide wide response time 8.2 weeks 8.0 weeks 8.0 weeks ______________________________________
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