U.S. patent number PP30,480 [Application Number 15/732,509] was granted by the patent office on 2019-05-07 for chrysanthemum plant named `fichrycoswhi`.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Dummen Group B.V.. The grantee listed for this patent is DUMMEN GROUP B.V.. Invention is credited to Peter Wain.
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United States Patent |
PP30,480 |
Wain |
May 7, 2019 |
Chrysanthemum plant named `Fichrycoswhi`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named
`Fichrycoswhi`, characterized by its relatively compact, upright
and uniformly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth
habit; uniform flowering habit; large incurved decorative-type
inflorescences with white-colored ray florets; response time about
56 days under controlled photoperiodic treatments; and good
postproduction longevity.
Inventors: |
Wain; Peter (Locks Heath,
GB) |
Applicant: |
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DUMMEN GROUP B.V. |
De Lier |
N/A |
NL |
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Assignee: |
Dummen Group B.V. (De Lier,
NL)
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Family
ID: |
62147403 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/732,509 |
Filed: |
November 21, 2017 |
Prior Publication Data
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US 20180146595 P1 |
May 24, 2018 |
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Application
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62497574 |
Nov 22, 2016 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/288 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20130101); A01H 6/1424 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/14 (20180101) |
Field of
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;PLT/287,288 |
Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named `Fichrycoswhi` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum X morifolium.
Cultivar denomination: `FICHRYCOSWHI`.
CROSS-REFERENCED TO CLOSELY RELATED APPLICATION
Title: Chrysanthemum Plant Named `Fichrycosyel`
Applicant: Peter Wain
Filed: Concurrently with this application U.S. Plant patent
application Ser. No. 15/732,508
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct Chrysanthemum
plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum X morifolium,
commercially grown as a disbudded potted Chrysanthemum plant and
hereinafter referred to by the name `Fichrycoswhi`.
The new Chrysanthemum plant is a product of a planned breeding
program conducted by the Inventor in Fareham, Hampshire, United
Kingdom and De Lier, The Netherlands. The objective of the breeding
program is to create new potted Chrysanthemum plants with large
incurved decorative-type inflorescences.
The new Chrysanthemum plant is a naturally-occurring whole plant
mutation of Chrysanthemum X morifolium `Fichrycospur`, disclosed in
U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 15/732,510. The new
Chrysanthemum plant was discovered and selected by the Inventor as
a single flowering plant from within a population of plants of
`Fichrycospur` in a controlled greenhouse environment in De Lier,
The Netherlands during the spring of 2014.
Asexual reproduction of the new Chrysanthemum plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings was first conducted in De Lier, The Netherlands
during the spring of 2014. Asexual reproduction by terminal
vegetative cuttings has shown that the unique features of this new
Chrysanthemum plant are stable and reproduced true to type in
successive generations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have not been observed under all
possible combinations of environmental conditions and cultural
practices. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in
environmental conditions 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 `Fichrycoswhi`.
These characteristics in combination distinguish `Fichrycoswhi` as
a new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant: 1. Relatively compact,
upright and uniformly mounded plant habit. 2. Moderately vigorous
growth habit. 3. Uniform flowering habit. 4. Large incurved
decorative-type inflorescences with white-colored ray florets. 5.
Response time about 56 days under controlled photoperiodic
treatments. 6. Good postproduction longevity.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of the
mutation parent, `Fichrycospur`. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum
differ primarily from plants of `Fichrycospur` in ray floret color
as plants of `Fichrycospur` have inflorescences with red
purple-colored ray florets.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of
Chrysanthemum x morifolium `Fichrycosyel`, disclosed in U.S. Plant
patent application Ser. No. 15/732,508. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum differ primarily from plants of `Fichrycosyel` in ray
floret color as plants of the `Fichrycosyel` have inflorescences
with yellow-colored ray florets.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of
Chrysanthemum X morifolium `Zembla`, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat.
No. 14,052. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new
Chrysanthemum differ primarily from plants of `Zembla` in time to
flower as plants of the new Chrysanthemum flower about four days
later than plants of `Zembla`. In addition, plants of the new
Chrysanthemum are more compact than plants of `Zembla`.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH
The accompanying photograph illustrates the overall appearance of
the new Chrysanthemum plant showing the colors as true as it is
reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this
type. Colors in the photograph may differ slightly from the color
values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately
describe the colors of the new Chrysanthemum plant. The photograph
is a top perspective view of a typical flowering plant of
`Fichrycoswhi` grown in a 14-cm container.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photograph and following observations and
measurements describe plants grown during the spring in 14-cm
containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Fareham, Hampshire,
United Kingdom and under cultural practices typical of commercial
potted Chrysanthemum production. During the production of the
plants, day and night temperatures ranged from 17.degree. C. to
21.degree. C. and light levels averaged 6,000 lux. Plants were
grown under long day/short night conditions for about two weeks and
then grown under short day/long night conditions to induce
inflorescence initiation and development. Plants were not pinched
and were ten weeks old when the photograph and detailed description
were taken. In the following description, color references are made
to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, Fifth Edition,
except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are
used. Botanical classification: Chrysanthemum X morifolium
`Fichrycoswhi`. Parentage: Naturally-occurring whole plant mutation
of Chrysanthemum X morifolium `Fichrycospur`, disclosed in U.S.
Plant patent application Ser. No. 15/732,510. Propagation:
Type.--Terminal vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots,
summer.--About ten days at temperatures about 21.degree. C. Time to
initiate roots, winter.--About twelve days at temperatures about
21.degree. C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.--About
three weeks at temperatures about 21.degree. C. Time to produce a
rooted young plant, winter.--About four weeks at temperatures about
21.degree. C. Root description.--Medium in thickness, fibrous;
typically light brown in color, actual color of the roots is
dependent on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type
and formulation, substrate temperature and physiological age of
roots. Rooting habit.--Freely branching; medium density. Plant
description: Plant and growth habit.--Herbaceous incurved
decorative-type potted Chrysanthemum; stems upright to slightly
outwardly spreading giving a uniformly mounded appearance to the
plant; moderately vigorous growth habit. Plant height.--About 17
cm. Plant width.--About 34 cm. Lateral branches
(peduncles).--Length: About 15 cm. Diameter: About 4 mm. Internode
length: About 1 cm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright to
slightly outwardly. Texture: Fine pubescence. Color: Close to 148B.
Leaf description: Arrangement.--Alternate, simple. Length.--About 6
cm. Width.--About 4.5 cm. Shape.--Palmately-lobed; roughly ovate
with three to five lobes. Apex.--Broadly acuminate.
Base.--Attenuate. Margin.--Slightly dentate and palmately lobed;
sinuses between lateral lobes mostly divergent. Texture, upper and
lower surfaces.--Fine pubescence; slightly rough; veins prominent
on lower surface. Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: Close
to 137B. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B. Fully
expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 137A; venation, close to
138B. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 137C;
venation, close to 138B. Petioles.--Length: About 1 cm. Diameter:
About 4 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Fine pubescence;
slightly rough. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 138B.
Inflorescence description: Form and flowering habit.--Incurved
decorative-type inflorescence form with ligulate-shaped ray
florets; inflorescences borne on terminals above and beyond the
foliar plane; ray florets arranged acropetally on a capitulum;
grown as a disbud-type, only the terminal inflorescence develops.
Fragrance.--Mildly fragrant; pungent, herbaceous. Flowering
response.--Plants flower uniformly about 56 days after starting
short day/long night photoperiodic treatments. Inflorescence
longevity.--Good postproduction longevity; inflorescences maintain
good color and substance for about three to five weeks on the
plant; inflorescences persistent. Inflorescence diameter.--Large,
about 10 cm. Inflorescence height.--About 3 cm.
Receptacles.--Height: About 3 mm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Shape:
Oblate. Color: Close to 145C. Ray florets.--Number of ray florets
per inflorescence: About 267 arranged in about twelve whorls.
Orientation: Initially upright, then about 80.degree. from
vertical; strongly incurved. Length: About 4 cm. Width: About 1.3
cm. Shape: Ligulate. Apex: Obtuse. Base: Fused into a short tube.
Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth,
glabrous; double-keeled. Color: When opening, upper surface: Close
to 157C. When opening, lower surface: Close to 157B. Fully opened,
upper and lower surfaces: Close to NN155C; with development, color
becoming closer to 155B. Disc florets.--Disc floret initiation and
development has not been observed on plants of the new
Chrysanthemum to date. Phyllaries.--Number of phyllaries per
inflorescence: About 40 arranged in about three whorls. Length:
About 1 cm. Width: About 5 mm. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute.
Base: Obtuse. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper surface: Smooth,
glabrous; waxy. Texture, lower surface: Fine pubescence; waxy.
Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A. Reproductive
organs.--Androecium: None observed. Gynoecium: Present only on ray
florets. Pistil length: About 5 mm. Stigma shape: Bi-parted. Stigma
color: Close to 6B. Style length: About 0.5 mm. Style color: Close
to 1C. Ovary color: Close to N155B. Seeds and fruits.--Seed and
fruit production has not been observed on plants of the new
Chrysanthemum to date. Disease & pest resistance: Resistance to
pathogens and pests common to Chrysanthemum plants has not been
observed on plants of the new Chrysanthemum to date. Garden
performance: Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have demonstrated good
garden performance and to tolerate temperatures from about
0.degree. C. to about 35.degree. C.
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