plant named ‘Zanmuflamin’

A Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Zanmuflamin’ characterized by its medium sized double type blooms with bright purple ray florets and prolific branching; natural season flower date September 11 (week 37); blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

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Description

Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.

Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmuflamin’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

‘Zanmuflamin’ 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 double type flower, a natural season flower date around September 10 (week 37); blooming for a period of 5 weeks. The new plant of the present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant ‘Zanmuflamin’ is a seedling resulting from a crossing of the female plant id 16,609 and the male plant id 871. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Zanmuflamin’ differ from the parent plants in the following characteristics (1) bloom type and (2) color ray-florets. (1) The bloom type of ‘Zanmuflamin’ is double, while that of the female parent is double—spider, and of the male parent double—pompon. (2) The ray-florets of ‘Zanmuflamin’ are bright pink, while those of the female parent are salmon, and of the male parent red.

The new and distinct cultivar was discovered and selected as a flowering plant by Wilhelmus Bernardus Blom on a cultivated field in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands in 2004. The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Zanmuflamin’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were taken from the initial selection in 2004 and propagated further in a controlled environment in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. 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 (of ca. 17 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 grown out door in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands under natural day length and temperature and planted in week 23 in 2006. The natural blooming date of this crop was September 11 (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 medium sized double type blooms with bright purple ray florets blooming for a period of 5 weeks.

From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivar in comparison to ‘Zanmuflamin’ is ‘Venus’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 14,378). When ‘Venus’ and ‘Zanmuflamin’ are being compared the following difference is noticed: The difference of ‘Venus’ and ‘Zanmuflamin’ are (1) flower colour and (2) natural season blooming date. (1) The flower colour of ‘Zamuflamin’ is more pink than of ‘Venus’ (2) ‘Venus’ flowers later than ‘Zanmuflamin’.

The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘Zanmuflamin’ 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 2001.

TABLE 1 Botanical Description of Chrysanthemum xmorifolium Ramat. ‘Zanmuflamin’ Bud Size Small; cross-section 1 cm, height 0.8 cm Outside Color Greyed-purple 186D Phyllaries 2 rows Phyllaries among disc-florets Not present Bloom Type Double Height 1.5 cm Size 4.5 cm Phyllary number 12-14 Phyllary color Green 138A Phyllary length and width 2 cm and 2 mm Peduncle length 4-4.5 cm Peduncle color Green 138B Number of blooms per branch Approx. 5 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 stage: Red-purple 58A Mature stage (17 weeks): Red-purple 58A Color of upper surface of the ray- Red-purple 59D florets Color of the lower surface of the Greyed-purple 186C (at top) to ray-florets 186D (at base) Tonality from Distance A garden mum with bright purple flowers Color of the ray-florets after aging Greyed-purple 186B of the plant Ray florets Texture Upper and under side smooth Number 200-220 Cross-section Flat Longitudinal axis of majority Straight Length of corolla tube 0.3-0.4 cm Ray-floret margin Entire Ray-floret length 2-2.2 cm Ray-floret width 0.3-0.5 cm Ratio length/width High Shape of tip Rounded Disc florets Absent Receptacle shape Conical raised Reproductive Organs Stamen Lacking Styles Short Style color Yellow 13A Style Length 3 mm Stigma color Yellow-green 144A Stigma Width 1 mm Ovaries Enclosed in calyx Plant Form Grown as a spray type pot mum, outdoor mounded and round Growth habit Spherical shape Growth rate Medium vigour Height 30 cm Width 40 cm Stem Color Greyed-brown 199C Stem Strength Strong Stem Brittleness Not brittle Stem Anthocyanin Coloration Present, Greyed-Purple 185C Internode length 1-2 cm Length of lateral branch From top to bottom 15-18 cm Lateral branch color Yellow-green 146C Lateral branch, attachment Medium strength Branching (average number of Good with 6-7 breaks after lateral branches) pinching Natural season blooming date September 11 (week 37) Foliage Leaf color Upper side Green 143b Lower side Green 143C Color midvein Upper side Yellow-green 147D Lower side Yellow-green 148D Size Small.; length 4.5-6.5 cm. width 3-3.5 cm Quantity (number per lateral 16 branch) Shape Elliptic Texture upper side Glabrous Texture under side Pubescent Venation arrangement Palmate Shape of the margin Serrated Shape of Base of Sinus Between Acute Lateral Lobes Margin of Sinus Between Lateral Diverging Lobes Shape of Base Truncate Apex Mucronulate Petiole length 1 cm Petiole color Yellow-green 147D

TABLE 2 Differences with the comparison variety (grown under identical conditions) ‘Zanmuflamin’ ‘Venus’ Flower colour Red-purple 59D Red-purple 60A Natural season September 11 (week 37) September 18 (week 38) blooming date

Claims

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

Patent History
Patent number: PP20589
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 28, 2007
Date of Patent: Dec 22, 2009
Patent Publication Number: 20090172854
Assignee: Chrysanthemum Breeders Association Research B.V. (Valkenburg)
Inventor: Wilhelmus Bernardus Blom (Leimuiden)
Primary Examiner: Susan B McCormick Ewoldt
Attorney: Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Application Number: 12/003,596
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Dark Pink (PLT/292)
International Classification: A01H 5/00 (20060101);