Chrysanthemum plant named `Oberon`
A chrysanthemum plant named Oberon characterized by its small sized blooms with greyed-red ray florets and prolific branching early natural season flower date of August 4-7; blooming for a period of 6 weeks.
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The new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant that is a cross of unknown Dendranthema grandiflora parents. The new and distinct cultivar was a seedling resulting from the open pollination among groups of chrysanthemum cultivars maintained under the control of the inventor for breeding purposes. The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as one flowering plant by Rob Noodelijk on a cultivated field in Rijsenhout, Holland in Aug., 1996. The plant has been asexually reproduced by cuttings in greenhouses at Rijsenhout, Holland. The new cultivar has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe present plant is a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum of a small sized bloom and greyed-red ray florets.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe present invention of a new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum is shown in the accompanying drawings, the color being as nearly true as possible with color photographs of this type.
FIG. 1 shows the various stages of bloom of the new cultivar.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTIONThis new variety of chrysanthemum is of the botanical classification Dendranthema grandiflora. The observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown out doors in Rijsenhout, Holland under natural day length and temperature and planted week 22 in 1997 and 1998. The natural blooming date of this crop was August 4-7 (week 32). The average height of the plants was 20 cms. This new variety produces small sized blooms with greyed-red ray florets and yellow-green disc florets (only visible at an early stage of inflorescence).
The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish Oberon as a new and distinct variety.
The color designations (color designations are from the R.H.S. Colour Chart) 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.
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Botanical Classification
CULTIVAR Oberon
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Bud
Size SMALL
CROSS SECTION .+-.
1.0 CM
HEIGHT .+-.1.0 CM
Outside Color RED 51 D
Bloom
Size SMALL
Fully Expanded 4-41/2 CM
Borne (number of UPPER AND LOWER
blooms per branch)
PORTION PLURAL
BLOOMS PER
BRANCH
(APPROX. 6 BLOOMS)
Length of lateral
FROM TOP TILL
branch BOTTOM
APPROX. 10.0 CM
lateral branch, WEAK
attachment
Branching Prolific with 6-8
breaks after pinching
Form DECORATIVE
Performance (on the
6 WEEKS
plant)
Color
Disc florets At an early stage
of inflorescence, yellow-green
Color of the upper
Greyed-red 179 C
surface of the near the center,
majority of the ray-
the outer ray
florets florets greyed-red
182 D
Color of the lower
ORANGE 27 B TO
surface of the GREYED PURPLE 185
majority of the ray-
D AT THE TIPS
florets
Tonality from A COMPACT GARDEN
Distance MUM WITH GREYED-
RED BLOOMS AT A
MATURE STAGE OF
INFLORESCENCE AND
A YELLOW-GREEN
CENTER IN AN EARLY
STAGE OF
INFLORESCENCE
Discoloration of ray
TO GREYED-PURPLE
florets 186 D
Discoloration of To yellow-green
disc florets 152 C
Ray florets
Texture UPPERSIDE SMOOTH
UNDERSIDE SMOOTH
Number .+-.190-220
Cross-section FLAT
Longitudinal axis of
REFLEXING
the majority
Shape of tip ROUND
Fragrance TYPICAL
CHRYSANTHEMUM
Disc diamter 0.7 cm
(natural season
crop)
Reproductive Organs
Stamen None present
Pollen NONE
Styles (present in
GREEN, THIN
both ray and disc
florets)
Style Length .+-.3 MM
Stigmas YELLOW-GREEN
Stigma Width .+-.1 MM
Ovaries ENCLOSED IN CALYX
Plant
Form A GARDENMUM (POT
MUM) MEANT FOR
OUTDOOR USE
Growth SHORT
Height (from soil
.+-.20 CM
level)
Stem Color NEAR GREEN 137 D
Stem Strength MEDIUM
Stem Brittleness PRESENT
Stem Anthocyanin NONE
Coloration
Natural blooming August 4-7 (week
date 32)
Foliage
Color UPPERSIDE GREEN
139 A
UNDERSIDE GREEN
137 B
Size SMALL:
LENGTH .+-.6 CM
WIDTH .+-.4 CM
Quantity (number per
10-12
lateral branch)
Shape INCURVED
Texture FLESHY
Ribs and Veins RIBS AND VEINS
WELL DEVELOPED
Edge CRENATED
Shape of Base of ROUND
Sinus Between
Lateral Lobes
Margin of Sinus CONVERGING
Between Lateral
Lobes
Shape of Base ROUND
Apex MUCRONATE
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Claims
1. A new and distinct variety of chrysanthemum plant as described and illustrated.
Type: Grant
Filed: Oct 27, 1998
Date of Patent: Nov 28, 2000
Assignee: Chrysanthemum Breeders Association N.V.
Inventor: Robert Noodelijk (Woubrugge)
Primary Examiner: Howard J. Locker
Law Firm: Parkhurst & Wendel, LLP
Application Number: 9/179,457
International Classification: A01H 500;
