Patent Grant
PP25028
Botanical designation: Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.
Cultivar denomination: ‘Zanmuflaminneon’.
The new plant is related to ‘Zanmuflamin’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,589). ‘Zanmuflamineon’ is a mutant of ‘Zanmuflamin’.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat., commercially known as a garden mum, and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar denomination ‘Zanmuflaminneon’. ‘Zanmuflaminneon’ is a product of a breeding and selection program which had the objective of finding color mutants from existing parent plants. The new plant comprises a natural mutant of the parent chrysanthemum named ‘Zanmuflamin’. Plants from the new cultivar ‘Zanmuflaminneon’ differ from plants of the female parent in the color of the ray-florets. The color is bright purple in the mutant, while it is more subdued in the parent.
The new cultivar was discovered as a color mutant in September 2006 by Wilhelmus Bernardus Blom in a controlled environment (greenhouse) in Rijsenhout, The Netherlands. The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Zanmuflaminneon’ was accomplished when after planting of the mutant as a motherplant in Rijsenhout; vegetative cuttings from this mutant were taken and propagated further. The new cultivar has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.
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.
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 22 in 2011. The natural blooming date of this crop was August 29 (week 35). The average height of the plants was 29 cm. No growth retardants were used. No tests were done on disease or insects resistance or susceptibility. No tests were done on cold or drought resistance. This new variety produces medium sized blooms with bright purple ray florets blooming for a period of five weeks.
From the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivar in comparison to ‘Zanmuflaminneon’ are ‘Zanmuflamin’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,589) and ‘Zanmuflamincran’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,367). When ‘Zanmuflamin’, ‘Zanmuflamincran’ and ‘Zanmuflaminneon’ are being compared the following difference is noticed: The ray-florets of ‘Zanmuflaminneon’ are more bright purple than of those of “Zanmuflamin’ and ‘Zanmuflamincran’.
The following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘Zanmuflaminneon’ 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.
| Number | Date | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20140182027 P1 | Jun 2014 | US |
