U.S. patent number PP30,854 [Application Number 15/732,517] was granted by the patent office on 2019-08-27 for chrysanthemum plant named `fichrysunaub`.
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 |
PP30,854 |
Wain |
August 27, 2019 |
Chrysanthemum plant named `Fichrysunaub`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named
`Fichrysunaub`, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading
and uniformly and broadly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous
to vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full
plant form; uniform and freely flowering habit; decorative-type
inflorescences with deep red purple-colored ray florets; early to
mid-season flowering habit, grown under natural season conditions,
plants begin flowering in mid to late August in the United Kingdom;
and good garden performance.
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.: |
15/732,517 |
Filed: |
November 21, 2017 |
Prior Publication Data
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US 20180146592 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/287 |
Current CPC
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A01H
6/1424 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/14 (20180101) |
Field of
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;PLT/263.1,284,286,287 |
Other References
Germaina Seed Company plant listing
(https://www.germaniaseed.com/pdf/2016/761_mast_mums.pdf). 2016.
Citation for `Sunbeam Aubergine`. 5 pages. (Year: 2016). cited by
examiner .
Dummen Orange 2018 collection
(https://www.dummenorange.com/flippingbooks/DummenOrange-Garden-Mums-2018-
/files/assets/common/downloads/Catalog_Garden%20mums%202018_FLIPPING%20BOO-
K.pdf). Citation for `Sunbeam Aubergine`. 6 pages. cited by
examiner.
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Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Assistant Examiner: Redden; Karen M
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named `Fichrysunaub` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum X morifolium.
Cultivar denomination: `FICHRYSUNAUB`.
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 garden Chrysanthemum plant, referred to as
code number 65799 in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.
62/497,574 and hereinafter referred to by the name
`Fichrysunaub`.
The new Chrysanthemum plant is a product of a planned breeding
program conducted by the Inventor in Fareham, Hampshire, United
Kingdom. The objective of the breeding program is to create new
early to mid-season flowering garden Chrysanthemum plants with
numerous attractive inflorescences.
The new Chrysanthemum plant originated from a cross-pollination
made in January, 2012 by the Inventor in Fareham, Hampshire, United
Kingdom of a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 83453, not patented, as the female, or
seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X
morifolium identified as code number 802403, not patented, as the
male, or pollen, parent. The new Chrysanthemum plant was discovered
and selected by the Inventor as a single flowering plant from
within the progeny of the stated cross-pollination in a controlled
greenhouse environment in Fareham, Hampshire, United Kingdom in
September, 2012.
Asexual reproduction of the new Chrysanthemum plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings was first conducted in Fareham, Hampshire,
United Kingdom in December, 2012. 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 `Fichrysunaub`.
These characteristics in combination distinguish `Fichrysunaub` as
a new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant: 1. Upright to outwardly
spreading and uniformly and broadly mounded plant habit. 2.
Moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching
habit; dense and full plant form. 4. Uniform and freely flowering
habit. 5. Decorative-type inflorescences with deep red
purple-colored ray florets. 6. Early to mid-season flowering habit,
grown under natural season conditions, plants begin flowering in
mid to late August in the United Kingdom. 7. Good garden
performance.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of the
female parent selection. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ
primarily from plants of the female parent selection in time to
flower as plants of the new Chrysanthemum flower earlier than
plants of the female parent selection.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of the
male parent selection. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ
primarily from plants of the male parent selection in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum flower later
than plants of the male parent selection. 2. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum and the male parent selection differ in ray floret
color as plants of the male parent selection have inflorescences
with dark pink-colored ray florets.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of
Chrysanthemum X morifolium `Fichryevenpur`, disclosed in U.S. Plant
patent application Ser. No. 15/732,504. In side-by-side
comparisons, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ primarily from
plants of `Fichryevenpur` in time to flower as plants of the new
Chrysanthemum flower earlier than plants of `Fichryevenpur`. In
addition, plants of the new Chrysanthemum have larger
inflorescences than plants of `Fichryevenpur`.
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 `Fichrysunaub` grown in a 14-cm container.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photograph and following observations and
measurements describe plants grown during the winter in 14-cm
containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Fareham, Hampshire,
United Kingdom and under cultural practices typical of commercial
garden 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 five weeks
(including propagation period) and then grown under short day/long
night conditions to induce inflorescence initiation and
development. Plants were twelve 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 `Fichrysunaub`. Parentage: Female, or
seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 83453, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 802403, not patented. 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; dense. Plant description:
Plant and growth habit.--Herbaceous decorative-type garden
Chrysanthemum; stems upright to outwardly spreading giving a
uniformly and broadly mounded appearance to the plant; numerous
lateral branches and relatively short internodes, dense and full
plant form; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit. Plant
height.--About 16 cm. Plant width.--About 27 cm. Branching
habit.--Freely branching habit; about ten lateral branches develop
after removal of terminal apex (pinching). Lateral
branches.--Length: About 9.5 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Internode
length: About 1.9 cm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: About 50.degree.
from vertical and then bending upwardly. Texture: Fine pubescence.
Color: Close to 138A. Leaf description: Arrangement.--Alternate,
simple. Length.--About 3.2 cm. Width.--About 2.2 cm.
Shape.--Palmately-lobed; roughly ovate with three to five lobes.
Apex.--Mucronate. Base.--Attenuate to truncate. 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 137A. Developing
leaves, lower surface: Close to 137B. Fully expanded leaves, upper
surface: Close to N137C; venation, close to 138B. Fully expanded
leaves, lower surface: Close to 137C; venation, close to 138B.
Petioles.--Length: About 1.5 cm. Diameter: About 2 mm. Texture,
upper and lower surfaces: Fine pubescence; slightly rough. Color,
upper and lower surfaces: Close to 138B. Inflorescence description:
Form and flowering habit.--Decorative-type inflorescence form with
ligulate-shaped ray florets; inflorescences borne on terminals
above and beyond the foliar plane; disc and ray florets arranged
acropetally on a capitulum; freely flowering habit with about 70
inflorescences developing per plant during the flowering season.
Fragrance.--Mildly fragrant; pungent, herbaceous. Flowering
response.--Early to mid-season flowering habit, plants exposed to
natural season conditions begin flowering in mid to late August in
the United Kingdom; plants flower uniformly and continuously during
the flowering season. Inflorescence longevity.--Inflorescences
maintain good color and substance for about three to five weeks on
the plant; inflorescences persistent. Inflorescence buds.--Height:
About 4 mm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Shape: Oblate. Color: Close to
138A. Inflorescence diameter.--About 4 cm. Inflorescence
height.--About 1.5 cm. Receptacles.--Height: About 3 mm. Diameter:
About 3 mm. Shape: Conical. Color: Close to 145C. Ray
florets.--Number of ray florets per inflorescence: About 147
arranged in about seven whorls. Orientation: Initially upright,
then about 40.degree. from vertical. Length: About 1.9 cm. Width:
About 5 mm. Shape: Ligulate. Apex: Emarginate. Base: Fused into a
short tube. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces:
Smooth, glabrous; double-keeled. Color: When opening, upper
surface: Close to 59A. When opening, lower surface: Close to 61A.
Fully opened, upper surface: Close to N59B; with development, color
becoming closer to 71B. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 60C;
with development, color becoming closer to 79D. 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 18 arranged in about three whorls. Length:
About 6 mm. Width: About 2 mm. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Acute.
Base: Obtuse. Margin: Entire. Texture, upper surface: Smooth,
glabrous; waxy. Texture, lower surface: Fine pubescence; waxy.
Color, upper surface: Close to 138B. Color, lower surface: Close to
138A. Peduncles.--Length, terminal peduncle: About 2.1 cm.
Diameter, terminal peduncle: About 2 mm. Angle: Erect to about
10.degree. from vertical. Strength: Moderately strong. Texture:
Densely pubescent. Color: Close to 138A. 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 3 mm. Style color: Close to
1C. Ovary color: Close to NN155C. 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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