Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Cecaesar’

Abstract

A Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Cecaesar’ characterized by its large sized blooms with deep bronze ray-florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date September 8-13; blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

‘Cecaesar’ is a product of a breeding and selection program for outdoor pot mums (garden mums) which had the objective of creating new Chrysanthemum cultivars with a decorative type flower, a natural season flower date around September 8-13; blooming for a period of 5 weeks. The new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant ‘Cecaesar’ is 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 Mark Roland Boeder on a cultivated field in Rijsenhout Holland in September 2001. The seedling resulted from the crossing of the female parent, 22.0528, with a mixed population of Chrysanthemum plants serving as male parents. 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.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The 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 a plant of the cultivar in full bloom.

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

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

This new variety of Chrysanthemum is of the botanical classification Chrysanthemum morifolium. The observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown out door in Rijsenhout, Holland under natural day length and temperature and planted in week 23 in 2002. The natural blooming date of this crop was September 8-13 (week 37). The average height of the plants was 30 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 large sized blooms with deep bronze ray florets blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivar in comparison to ‘Cecaesar’ is ‘Warm Sandy’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,009). When ‘Warm Sandy’ and ‘Cecaesar’ are being compared the following differences are noticed: The differences of ‘Warm Sandy’ and ‘Cecaesar’ are (1) Flower size. The flowers of ‘Warm Sandy’ are larger than those of ‘Cecaesar’. (2) Flower type. The flowers of ‘Warm Sandy’ are characterized by a daisy-type, while those of ‘Cecaesar’ are decorative, showing only a center of disc-florets in the mature stage.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘Cecaesar’ 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, edition 1995.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of cultivar ‘Cacaesar’ Bud Size Small;cross-section 1 cm, height 0.5 cm Outside Color Yellow-green 151D Involucral bracts 2 rows, length 7 mm, width 3 mm Involucral bracts among Not present disc-florets Involucral bracts color Green 139C Bloom Type Decorative Size Large Fully Expanded 5.5 cm Peduncle length 9 cm Peduncle color Green 138C Number of blooms per branch Approx. 11 blooms per branch Performance on the plant 5 weeks Seeds Produced in small quantities, ovate grey-brown 199A, 1½ mm in length. Fragrance Typical Chrysanthemum, slightly Color Center of the flower Immature Greyed-orange 175A Mature Greyed-orange 175C Color of upper sunface of the Greyed-red 178D at the tip and ray-florets Yellow 7C at the base Color of the lower surface Streaks of Yellow 7C and of the ray-florets Greyed-orange 175D Tonality from Distance A garden mum with deep bronze flowers Color of upperside of ray-florets Greyed-red 178D and Yellow 7C at aging of the plant Ray florets Texture Upper and under side smooth Number 150 Cross-section Flat Longitudinal axis of majority Straight Length of corolla tube Medium; 0.6 cm Ray-floret margin Entire Ray-floret length 2.5 cm Ray-floret width 0.6 cm Ratio length/width Medium Shape of tip Rounded Disc florets Disc diameter 0.3 cm Distribution of disc florets Few, present only in mature stage Shape Tubular Color Yellow-green 145C Receptacle shape Domed raised Reproductive Organs Stamen Present in disc florets only Stamen color Yellow-green 144A Pollen Produced in small amount Pollen color Yellow 7A Styles Thin Style color Yellow 13A Style Length 3 mm Stigma color Yellow-green 144A Stigma Width 1 mm Ovaries Enclosed in calyx Plant Form A garden mum outdoor mounded and round Growth habit Spreading Growth rate High Height 30 cm Width 45 cm Stem Color Greyed-green 194A Stem Strength Strong Stem Brittleness Not brittle Stem Anthocyanin Coloration Absent Internode lenght 2.5 cm Length of lateral branch From top to bottom 15 cm Lateral branch color Green 138B Lateral branch, attachment Intermediate strength Branching (average number of Good with 8 breaks after pinching lateral branches) Natural season blooming date September 8-13 Foliage Leaf color Upper side Green 138A Under side Green 138B Color midvein Upper side Yellow-green 147D Under side Yellow-green 148D Size Large; length 7 cm, width 5 cm Quantity (number per lateral 15 branch) Shape Cordiform Texture upper side Glabrous Texture under side Pubescent Venation arrangement Palmate Shape of the margin Serrated Shape of Base of Sinus Between Rounded Lateral Lobes Margin of Sinus Between Lateral Diverging Lobes Shape of Base Truncate Apex Mucronate Petiole length 1 cm Petiole color Yellow-green 147D TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety ‘Cacaesar’ ‘Warm Sandy’ Flower size 5.5 cm 7 cm Flower type Decorative with disk-florets only visible in Daisy mature flowers

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum plant as described and illustrated.