plant named ‘Zanmupaint’

Abstract

A chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmupaint’ characterized by its medium sized blooms with purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flowering date September 25; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

Description

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat.

Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmupaint’.

RELATED CULTIVARS

This new plant cultivar ‘Zanmupaint’ is of the botanical classification Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat., commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmupaint’. ‘Zanmupaint’ is a product of a breeding and selection program for outdoor pot mums (garden mums) which had the objective of creating new cultivars with a double type inflorescence, a natural season flowering date around September 25, blooming for a period of 5 weeks. ‘Zanmupaint’ is a seedling resulting from a cross of the female parent 36928 with the male parent 36888. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmupaint’ differ from plants of the female parent in the following characteristics. (1) Inflorescence size. And (2) Plant vigor. (1) Inflorescences of ‘Zanmupaint’ are larger than those of the female parent. (2) Plants of ‘Zanmupaint’ are more vigorous than those of the female parent. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmupaint’ differ from plants of the male parent in inflorescence color; inflorescences of ‘Zanmupaint’ are purple while those of the male parent are pink.

The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as a flowering plant by Sjoukje Heimovaara on a cultivated field in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in September 2012. The first act of asexual production of ‘Zanmupaint’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings from the initial selection were propagated further in a controlled environment in November 2012 at Rijsenhout, the Netherlands. In summer, about 6-8 days are needed to initiate roots in cuttings of the new cultivar, after another 5 days rooted plants are formed. The new cultivar has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive asexual propagations.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention of a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum (of about 16 weeks) is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color being as nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.

FIG. 1 shows a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

FIG. 2 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.

FIG. 3 shows the various stages of foliage of the new cultivar.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The observations and measurements were gathered from plants in the period of 14 to 19 weeks of age grown outdoor in Rijsenhout, the Netherlands, under natural day length and temperature and planted in week 23 in 2017, receiving drip irrigation. The natural blooming date of this crop was September 25 (week 39). The average height of the plants was 25 cm. No growth retardants were used. No tests were done on disease or insect resistance or susceptibility. No tests were done on cold or drought tolerance. This new variety produces medium sized blooms with purple ray florets blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

From the cultivars known to the inventor the most similar existing cultivar in comparison to ‘Zanmupaint’ is ‘Venus’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,378). When ‘Venus’ and ‘Zanmupaint’ are being compared the following differences are noticed: The differences of ‘Venus’ and ‘Zanmupaint’ are (1). Natural season blooming date. And (2). Inflorescence size. (1). Plants of ‘Venus’ flower earlier in the season than ‘Zanmupaint’. (2). Inflorescences of ‘Venus’ are larger than those of ‘Zanmupaint’.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘Zanmupaint’ as a new and distinct variety.

The color designations are taken from the plant itself. Accordingly, any discrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted in the photographs are due to photographic tolerances. The color chart used in this description is: The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, sixth edition (2015).

TABLE 1
Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum
xmorifolium Ramat. ‘Zanmupaint’
Bud
Size:                            Small; cross-section 5 mm,
                                 height 3 mm
Shape:                           Round
Texture:                         Pubescent
Outside color:                   Greyed-green 191A
Phyllaries
Number:                          24, arranged in 3 rows
Shape:                           Elliptic
Apex:                            Acute
Base:                            Truncate
Margin:                          Entire
Color:                           Upper side: Green 139B
                                 Lower side: Green N138D
Length and width:                5-6 mm; 1.5 mm
Texture:                         Pubescent
Inflorescences
Type:                            Double
Height:                          2 cm
Diameter:                        4-4.5 cm
Peduncle length:                 7 cm
Peduncle color:                  Green 139C
Peduncle diameter:               0.8 mm
Peduncle texture:                Pubescent
Number per branch:               About. 8-9 inflorescences
Duration of flowering:           5 weeks
Seeds:                           Produced in small quantities,
                                 ovate, Greyed-brown
                                 199A, length 1.5 mm, diameter
                                 0.5 mm; texture: rough with ribs
Fragrance:                       Faint chrysanthemum odor
Color inflorescences
Center of inflorescence:         Immature stage: Red-purple 71A;
                                 Mature stage: Red-purple 71B
Color of upper side of ray florets: Purple N78B
Color of lower side of ray florets: Greyed-purple 186 B to 186C
Tonality from distance:          A garden mum with purple
                                 blooms and a dark center
Color of ray florets after       Greyed-Purple 186D
aging of the plant:
Ray florets
Number of types:                 Two
Type:                            Ligulate, occasionally spatulate
Rows:                            About 15
Texture:                         Upper and lower side smooth
Number:                          220 to 240
Shape:                           Elliptic
Apex:                            Dcntate.
Base:                            Acute
Cross-section:                   Flat
Longitudinal axis:               Straight
Length of corolla tube:          2-6 mm
Diameter corolla tube:           1 mm
Ray floret margin:               Entire
Ray floret length:               1-3 cm
Ray floret width:                2-8 mm
Ratio length/width:              Medium
Disc florets                     Absent
Receptacle
Color:                           Yellow-green 145D
Shape:                           Domed raised
Height:                          4 mm
Diameter:                        7 mm
Reproductive Organs
Androecium:                      Absent
Pollen:                          Lacking
Gynoecium:                       Present in ray florets
Style color:                     Yellow-green 154C
Style length:                    4 mm
Stigma color:                    Yellow 7A
Stigma width:                    1 mm
Ovary:                           Ellelosed in calyx
Ovary color:                     Yellow-green 149D
Plant
Type:                            Bushy
Growth habit:                    Spherical shape
Growth rate:                     Medium
Height:                          25 cm
Width:                           45 cm
Stem color:                      Greyed-brown 199A
Stem strength:                   Not strong
Stem brittleness:                Brittle
Stem anthocyanin coloration:     Absent
Internode length:                1.5 -2 cm
Length of lateral branch:        From top to bottom 16-17 cm
Lateral branch color:            Green 139 C
Lateral branch, attachment:      Weak
Lateral branch diameter:         2 mm
Lateral branch, texture:         Pubescent with ribs
Branching (average number        Medium with 8-9 breaks
of lateral branches):            after pinching
Natural season blooming date:    September 25 (week 39) in
                                 Rijsenhout, the Netherlands
Roots - habits:                  Fine, freely branching
Roots - color:                   White 155A
Foliage
Glossiness:                      Leaf upper side: weak
                                 Leaf lower side: very weak
Leaf color:                      Upper side: Green 138A
                                 Lower side: Green NN137D
Color midvein:                   Upper side: Yellow-green 144B
                                 Lower side: Yellow-green 144C
Size:                            Small; length 2.5-5.5 cm,
                                 width 0.7-2.5 cm
Quantity (number per             ca. 30
lateral branches):
Shape:                           Elliptic to widely elliptic
Texture upper side:              Sparsely pubescent
Texture under side:              Pubescent
Venation arrangement:            Pinnate
Shape of margin:                 Serrated
Shape of base of sinus between   Rounded
lateral lobes:
Margin of sinus between          Diverging
lateral lobes:
Shape of base:                   Attenuate to truncate
Apex:                            Mucronulate
Petiole strength:                Weak
Petiole attitude:                Moderately upwards
Petiole length:                  0.2-1 cm
Petiole diameter:                0.2-2.5 mm
Petiole color:                   Yellow-green 147D
Stipules:                        Occasionally present at leaves
                                 from lower part of branches

TABLE 2
Differences with the comparison variety, when grown
under identical conditions
		‘Zanmupaint’	‘Venus’
	Natural season blooming date	Week 39	Week 35
	Inflorescence size	4-4.5 cm	5-5.5 cm

Claims

1. A new and distinct chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmupaint’ as described and illustrated.