U.S. patent number PP31,511 [Application Number 16/350,593] was granted by the patent office on 2020-03-03 for chrysanthemum plant named `domraincir`.
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 |
PP31,511 |
Wain |
March 3, 2020 |
Chrysanthemum plant named `Domraincir`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named
`Domraincir`, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading
and uniformly mounded plant habit; moderately vigorous growth
habit; freely branching habit; dense and full plant form; uniform
and freely flowering habit; medium to large semi-decorative type
inflorescences with dark red and yellow striped bi-colored ray
florets; response time about 48 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 |
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NL |
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Assignee: |
Dummen Group B.V. (De Lier,
NL)
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Family
ID: |
66696616 |
Appl.
No.: |
16/350,593 |
Filed: |
December 7, 2018 |
Prior Publication Data
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US 20190183011 P1 |
Jun 13, 2019 |
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Application
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62708405 |
Dec 8, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
PLT/286 |
Current CPC
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A01H
6/1424 (20180501) |
Current International
Class: |
A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/14 (20180101) |
Field of
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;PLT/284,286 |
Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named `Domraincir` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum X morifolium.
Cultivar denomination: `DOMRAINCIR`.
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 potted Chrysanthemum plant, referred to as
code number 65322 in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.
62/708,405 and hereinafter referred to by the name
`Domraincir`.
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
potted Chrysanthemum plants with numerous attractive
inflorescences.
The new Chrysanthemum plant originated from a cross-pollination
made in January, 2014 by the Inventor in Fareham, Hampshire, United
Kingdom of a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 85347, not patented, as the female, or
seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X
morifolium identified as code number 807109, 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, 2014.
Asexual reproduction of the new Chrysanthemum plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings was first conducted in Fareham, Hampshire,
United Kingdom in December, 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 `Domraincir`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Domraincir` as a new
and distinct Chrysanthemum plant: 1. Upright to outwardly spreading
and uniformly mounded plant habit. 2. Moderately vigorous growth
habit. 3. Freely branching habit; dense and full plant form. 4.
Uniform and freely flowering habit. 5. Medium to large
semi-decorative type inflorescences with dark red and yellow
striped bi-colored ray florets. 6. Response time about 48 days
under controlled photoperiodic treatments. 7. Good postproduction
longevity.
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 have
larger inflorescences than plants of the female parent selection.
2. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum and the female parent selection
differ in ray floret color as plants of the new Chrysanthemum have
inflorescences with dark red and yellow striped bi-colored ray
florets whereas plants of the female parent selection have
inflorescences with orange bronze-colored ray florets.
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 are not as
vigorous as plants of the male parent selection. 2. Plants of the
new Chrysanthemum flower about six days earlier than plants of the
male parent selection.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can be compared to plants of
Chrysanthemum X morifolium `Breeze Cardinal`, not patented. In
side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ
primarily from plants of `Breeze Cardinal` in the following
characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum are not as
vigorous as plants of `Breeze Cardinal`. 2. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum and `Breeze Cardinal` differ in ray floret color as
plants of the new Chrysanthemum have inflorescences with dark red
and yellow striped bi-colored ray florets whereas plants of `Breeze
Cardinal` have inflorescences with solid red-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 side perspective view of a typical flowering
plant of `Domraincir` 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
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 two weeks and
then grown under short day/long night conditions to induce
inflorescence initiation and development. Plants were nine 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 `Domraincir`.
Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.--Proprietary selection of
Chrysanthemum X morifolium identified as code number 85347, not
patented. Male, or pollen, parent.--Proprietary selection of
Chrysanthemum X morifolium identified as code number 807109, 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.--Fine,
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 semi-decorative
type potted Chrysanthemum; stems upright to outwardly spreading
giving a uniformly mounded appearance to the plant; numerous
lateral branches and relatively short internodes, dense and full
plant form; moderately vigorous growth habit. Plant height.--About
18 cm. Plant width.--About 30 cm. Branching habit.--Freely
branching habit; about five primary lateral branches develop after
removal of terminal apex (pinching). Lateral branches.--Length:
About 11 cm. Diameter: About 4 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 147B.
Leaf description: Arrangement.--Alternate, simple. Length.--About
6.2 cm. Width.--About 4.2 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
surface.--Fine pubescence; slightly rough. Texture, lower
surface.--Fine pubescence; waxy; veins prominent.
Color.--Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to N137A.
Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 137C. Fully expanded
leaves, upper surface: Close to N137A; venation, close to 146B.
Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation,
close to 146B. Petioles.--Length: About 1.4 cm. Diameter: About 3
mm. Texture, upper surface: Fine pubescence; slightly rough.
Texture, lower surface: Fine pubescence; waxy. Color, upper and
lower surfaces: Close to 146B. 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 21
inflorescences developing per plant during the flowering season.
Fragrance.--Mildly fragrant; pungent, herbaceous. Flowering
response.--Plants flower uniformly about 48 days after starting
short day/long night photoperiodic treatments. Inflorescence
longevity.--Good postproduction longevity; inflorescences maintain
good color and substance for about two to three weeks on the plant;
inflorescences persistent. Inflorescence buds.--Height: About 6 mm.
Diameter: About 7 mm. Shape: Oblate. Color: Close to 138A.
Inflorescence diameter.--Medium to large, about 6 cm. Inflorescence
height.--About 3.3 cm. Disc diameter.--About 1.2 cm.
Receptacles.--Height: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 6 mm. Shape:
Conical. Color: Close to 145B. Ray florets.--Number of ray florets
per inflorescence: About 25 arranged in about two whorls.
Orientation: Initially upright, then about 65.degree. from
vertical; slightly concave. Length: About 3 cm. Width: About 6 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 and fully opened,
upper surface: Center stripe, close to 53A; marginal stripes, close
to 6B; with development, center stripe becomes closer to 46A. When
opening and fully opened, lower surface: Center stripe, close to
53A; marginal stripes, close to 6B; with development, center stripe
becomes closer to 46A. Disc florets.--Number of disc florets per
inflorescence: About 149 massed at the center of the receptacle.
Length: About 4 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Shape: Tubular,
elongated; apices, acute. Texture, inner and outer surfaces:
Smooth, glabrous. Color, when opening and fully opened: Apex: Close
to 7A. Mid-section: Close to 149C. Base: Close to 155C.
Phyllaries.--Number of phyllaries per inflorescence: About 24
arranged in about two whorls. Length: About 6 mm. Width: About 3
mm. Shape: Lanceolate. Apex: Obtuse. Base: Obtuse. Margin: Entire.
Texture, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; waxy. Texture, lower
surface: Fine pubescence; waxy. Color, upper and lower surfaces:
Close to 137B. Peduncles.--Length, terminal peduncle: About 2.8 cm.
Diameter, terminal peduncle: About 2 mm. Angle: Erect to about
20.degree. from vertical. Strength: Moderately strong; flexible.
Texture: Densely pubescent. Color: Close to 143B. Reproductive
organs.--Androecium: None observed. Gynoecium: Present only on ray
florets. Pistil length: About 6 mm. Stigma shape: Bi-parted. Stigma
color: Close to 7A. Style length: About 0.3 mm. Style color: Close
to 145C. Ovary color: Close to 1D. Seeds and fruits.--To date, seed
and fruit production has not been observed on plants of the new
Chrysanthemum. Pathogen & 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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