U.S. patent number PP31,563 [Application Number 16/350,592] was granted by the patent office on 2020-03-17 for chrysanthemum plant named `domsuchir`.
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 |
PP31,563 |
Wain |
March 17, 2020 |
Chrysanthemum plant named `Domsuchir`
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named
`Domsuchir`, 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; relatively large
decorative-type inflorescences with dark red-colored ray florets;
early season flowering habit, grown under natural season
conditions, plants begin flowering in mid-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 |
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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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66696616 |
Appl.
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16/350,592 |
Filed: |
December 7, 2018 |
Prior Publication Data
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US 20190208681 P1 |
Jul 4, 2019 |
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Application
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62708405 |
Dec 8, 2017 |
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Current U.S.
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PLT/293 |
Current CPC
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A01H
6/1424 (20180501) |
Current International
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A01H
5/02 (20180101); A01H 6/14 (20180101) |
Field of
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;PLT/284,287,293 |
Primary Examiner: McCormick Ewoldt; Susan
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Whealy; C. A.
Claims
It is claimed:
1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named `Domsuchir` as
illustrated and described.
Description
Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum X morifolium.
Cultivar denomination: `DOMSUCHIR`.
CROSS-REFERENCED TO CLOSELY-RELATED APPLICATIONS
Title: Chrysanthemum Plant Named `Domsunaci`.
Applicant: Peter Wain
Filed: Concurrently with this application, U.S. patent application
Ser. No. 16/350,601.
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 66568 in U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No.
62/708,405 and hereinafter referred to by the name `Domsuchir`.
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
garden Chrysanthemum plants with numerous attractive
inflorescences.
The new Chrysanthemum plant originated from a cross-pollination
made in January, 2013 by the Inventor in Fareham, Hampshire, United
Kingdom of a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 802483, not patented, as the female, or
seed, parent with a proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X
morifolium identified as code number 802167, 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, 2013.
Asexual reproduction of the new Chrysanthemum plant by terminal
vegetative cuttings was first conducted in Fareham, Hampshire,
United Kingdom in December, 2013. 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 `Domsuchir`. These
characteristics in combination distinguish `Domsuchir` 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. Relatively large
decorative-type inflorescences with dark red-colored ray florets.
6. Early season flowering habit, grown under natural season
conditions, plants begin flowering in mid-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 the
following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum are
more vigorous 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 earlier than plants of the male parent selection. 2. Plants
of the new Chrysanthemum and the male parent selection differ in
inflorescence form as plants of the new Chrysanthemum have
decorative inflorescences whereas plants of the male parent
selection have semi-decorative inflorescences. 3. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum and the male parent selection differ in ray floret
color as plants of the new Chrysanthemum have inflorescences with
dark red-colored ray florets whereas plants of the male parent
selection have inflorescences with red purple-colored ray
florets.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can also be compared to plants of
Chrysanthemum X morifolium `Domsunaci`, disclosed in U.S. Plant
Patent application filed concurrently. In side-by-side comparisons,
plants of the new Chrysanthemum differ primarily from plants of
`Domsunaci` in the following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum have smaller inflorescences than plants of
`Domsunaci`. 2. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum and `Domsunaci`
differ in ray floret color as plants of the new Chrysanthemum have
inflorescences with dark red-colored ray florets whereas plants of
`Domsunaci` have inflorescences with orange red-colored ray
florets.
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum can also be compared to plants of
Chrysanthemum X morifolium `Fimmerred`, disclosed in U.S. Plant
Pat. No. 26,777. In side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new
Chrysanthemum differ primarily from plants of `Fimmerred` in the
following characteristics: 1. Plants of the new Chrysanthemum
flower earlier than plants of `Fimmerred`. 2. Plants of the new
Chrysanthemum have larger inflorescences than plants of
`Fimmerred`.
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 `Domsuchir` grown in a container.
DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
The aforementioned photograph and following observations and
measurements describe plants grown during the winter in 19-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 seven weeks
(including propagation period) and then grown under short day/long
night conditions to induce inflorescence initiation and
development. Plants were 14 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 `Domsuchir`. Parentage: Female, or seed,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 802483, not patented. Male, or pollen,
parent.--Proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum X morifolium
identified as code number 802167, 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 broadly mounded appearance to the plant; numerous lateral
branches and relatively short internodes, dense and full plant
form; moderately vigorous growth habit and medium growth rate.
Plant height.--About 17 cm. Plant width.--About 29 cm. Branching
habit.--Freely branching habit; about eleven lateral branches
develop after removal of terminal apex (pinching). Lateral
branches.--Length: About 10 cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Internode
length: About 5 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: About 70.degree. from
vertical and then bending upwardly. Texture: Fine pubescence.
Color: Close to 146D. Leaf Description: Arrangement.--Alternate,
simple. Length.--About 4.5 cm. Width.--About 3.5 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 surface.--Fine pubescence; slightly
rough. Texture, lower surface.--Densely pubescent; slightly rough.
Venation pattern.--Pinnate. Color.--Developing leaves, upper
surface: Close to N137B. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to
137C. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 137A;
venation, close to 147C. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface:
Close to 147B; venation, close to 148C. Petioles.--Length: About 1
cm. Diameter: About 3 mm. Texture, upper surface: Fine pubescence;
slightly rough. Texture, lower surface: Densely pubescent; slightly
rough. Color, upper surface: Close to 147C. Color, lower surface:
Close to 148C. 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 99 inflorescences
developing per plant during the flowering season.
Fragrance.--Fragrant; pungent, herbaceous. Flowering
response.--Earlier season flowering habit, plants exposed to
natural season conditions begin flowering in mid-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 6 mm. Shape: Oblate. Color: Close to
N137C. Inflorescence diameter.--About 4 cm. Inflorescence
height.--About 1.8 cm. Disc diameter.--Disc floret development has
not been observed. Receptacles.--Height: About 4 mm. Diameter:
About 5 mm. Shape: Conical. Color: Close to 145B. Ray
florets.--Number of ray florets per inflorescence: About 206
arranged in about nine whorls. Orientation: Initially upright, then
about 80.degree. from vertical, weakly concave. 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 surface: Close to 53A. When opening, lower surface: Close to
180B; distally, closer to 180A. Fully opened, upper surface: Close
to 53A; color becoming closer to N34A with development. Fully
opened, lower surface: Close to 181A; distally, closer to 181B;
color becoming closer to 173C with development. Phyllaries.--Number
of phyllaries per inflorescence: About 15 arranged in about three
whorls. Length: About 9 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 N137C. Color, lower surface:
Close. to 143A. Peduncles.--Length, terminal peduncle: About 2 cm.
Diameter, terminal peduncle: About 2 mm. Angle: Erect to about
10.degree. from vertical. Strength: Moderately strong; flexible.
Texture: Densely pubescent. Color: Close to 146B. Reproductive
organs.--Androecium: None observed. Gynoecium: Present only on ray
florets. Pistil length: About 4 mm. Stigma shape: Bi-parted. Stigma
color: Close to 9A. Style length: About 4 mm. Style color: Close to
1C. Ovary color: Close to NN155A. Seeds and fruits.--To date, seed
and fruit production has not been observed on plants of the new
Chrysanthemum. Pathogen & Pest Resistance: To date, resistance
to pathogens and pests common to Chrysanthemum plants has not been
observed on plants of the new Chrysanthemum. 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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