U.S. patent number PP31,159 [Application Number 15/732,521] was granted by the patent office on 2019-12-03 for chrysanthemum plant named `fichrymerpibic`.
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 |
PP31,159 |
Wain |
December 3, 2019 |
Chrysanthemum plant named `Fichrymerpibic`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named
`Fichrymerpibic`, characterized by its upright to outwardly
spreading and uniformly and broadly mounded plant habit; moderately
vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant
form; uniform and freely flowering habit; semi-decorative-type
inflorescences with light and dark purple bi-colored ray florets;
mid-season flowering habit, grown under natural season conditions,
plants begin flowering in mid-September 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 |
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NL |
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Assignee: |
Dummen Group B.V. (De Lier,
NL)
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Family
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62147403 |
Appl.
No.: |
15/732,521 |
Filed: |
November 21, 2017 |
Prior Publication Data
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US 20180146589 P1 |
May 24, 2018 |
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Application
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62497574 |
Nov 22, 2016 |
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Current U.S.
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PLT/286 |
Current CPC
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A01H
6/1424 (20180501); A01H 5/02 (20130101) |
Current International
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A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/14 (20180101) |
Field of
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;PLT/286,297 |
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Primary Examiner: Hwu; June
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named `Fichrymerpibic` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum X morifolium.
Cultivar denomination: `FICHRYMERPIBIC`.
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 65824 in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.
62/497,574 and hereinafter referred to by the name
`Fichrymerpibic`.
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
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 802507, not patented, as the female, or
seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X
morifolium identified as code number 802244, 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 `Fichrymerpibic`.
These characteristics in combination distinguish `Fichrymerpibic`
as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant: 1. Upright to outwardly
spreading and uniformly and broadly mounded plant habit. 2.
Moderately vigorous growth habit. 3. Freely branching habit; dense
and full plant form. 4. Uniform and freely flowering habit. 5.
Semi-decorative-type inflorescences with light and dark purple
bi-colored ray florets. 6. Mid-season flowering habit, grown under
natural season conditions, plants begin flowering in mid-September
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 the
following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum
flower later than plants of the female parent selection. 2. Plants
of the new Chrysanthemum have larger inflorescences 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 gold and bronze bi-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 later than plants of `Fichryevenpur`. In
addition, plants of the new Chrysanthemum and `Fichryevenpur`
differ in ray floret color as plants of `Fichryevenpur` have
inflorescences with deep purple-colored ray florets.
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
`Fichrymerpibic` 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 `Fichrymerpibic`. Parentage: Female, or
seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 802507, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 802244, 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; medium density. 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 growth habit. Plant height.--About
14 cm. Plant width.--About 24 cm. Branching habit.--Freely
branching habit; about ten lateral branches develop after removal
of terminal apex (pinching). Lateral branches.--Length: About 8.5
cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Internode length: About 1.2 cm. Strength:
Strong. Aspect: About 70.degree. from vertical and then bending
upwardly. Texture: Fine pubescence. Color: Close to 145A. Leaf
description: Arrangement.--Alternate, simple. Length.--About 4.2
cm. Width.--About 2.8 cm. Shape.--Palmately-lobed; roughly ovate
with three to five lobes. Apex.--Cuspidate. Base.--Broadly
attenuate. Margin.--Slightly dentate and palmately lobed; sinuses
between lateral lobes mostly parallel. Texture, upper and lower
surfaces.--Fine pubescence; slightly rough; veins prominent on
lower surface. Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to
N137C. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 137C. Fully
expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to N137D; venation, close to
146B. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 138A;
venation, close to 146C. Petioles.--Length: About 2 cm. Diameter:
About 2 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Fine pubescence;
slightly rough. Color, upper surface: Close to 146B. Color, lower
surface: Close to 146C. Inflorescence description: Form and
flowering habit.--Semi-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 80
inflorescences developing per plant during the flowering season.
Fragrance.--Strongly fragrant; pungent, herbaceous. Flowering
response.--Mid-season flowering habit, plants exposed to natural
season conditions begin flowering in mid-September 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 6 mm. Shape: Oblate. Color: Close to
137C. Inflorescence diameter.--About 4.3 cm. Inflorescence
height.--About 1.3 cm. Disc diameter.--About 9 mm.
Receptacles.--Height: About 3 mm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Shape:
Conical. Color: Close to 144D. Ray florets.--Number of ray florets
per inflorescence: About 148 arranged in about six whorls.
Orientation: Initially upright, then about 85.degree. from
vertical. Length: About 1.8 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 and lower surfaces: Close to N79C;
towards the base, close to 76D. Fully opened, upper surface: Close
to 76D; towards the apex, close to N77A; with development, color
becoming closer to 76C. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 76D;
distally, close to N77A; with development, color becoming closer to
76C and distally, closer to 77B. Disc florets.--Number of disc
florets per inflorescence: About 86 massed at the center of the
receptacle. Length: About 6 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Shape:
Tubular, elongated; apices, acute. Texture, inner and outer
surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, when opening: Apex: Close to 9A.
Mid-section: Close to 1C. Base: Close to 157D. Color, fully opened:
Apex: Close to 14A. Mid-section: Close to 1B. Base: Close to 157D.
Phyllaries.--Number of phyllaries per inflorescence: About 18
arranged in about three whorls. Length: About 7 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
137D. Color, lower surface: Close to 137C. Peduncles.--Length,
terminal peduncle: About 1.9 cm. Diameter, terminal peduncle: About
2 mm. Angle: Erect to about 10.degree. from vertical. Strength:
Strong. Texture: Densely pubescent. Color: Close to 145A.
Reproductive organs.--Androecium: None observed. Gynoecium: Present
only on ray florets. Pistil length: About 4 mm. Stigma shape:
Bi-parted. Stigma color: Close to 9B. Style length: About 2 mm.
Style color: Close to 1C. Ovary color: Close to 1D. 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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