A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Anastasia Bronze’, characterized by its large quilled spider double-type inflorescences with bronze-colored ray florets; numerous ray florets and few inconspicuous disc florets; dark green-colored foliage; strong and upright flowering stems; low number of lateral branches; short response time; and excellent postproduction longevity.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Anastasia Bronze’, as illustrated and described.
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Botanical classification/cultivar designation: Chrysanthemum×morifolium cultivar Anastasia Bronze.
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant, botanically known as Chrysanthemum×morifolium and referred to by the name ‘Anastasia Bronze’.
The new Chrysanthemum was discoverd and selected by the Inventor in a controlled environment in 's-Gravenzande, The Netherlands, as a naturally-occurring whole plant mutation of the Chrysanthemum cultivar Anastasia, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,550. The new plant was discovered within a population of plants of the cultivar Anastasia and was selected on the basis of its unique bronze-colored ray florets.
Asexual reproduction of the new Chrysanthemum by terminal cuttings in 's-Gravenzande, The Netherlands since January 2001, has shown that the unique features of this new Chrysanthemum are stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations.
The cultivar ‘Anastasia Bronze’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, daylength and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘Anastasia Bronze’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Anastasia Bronze’ as a new and distinct cultivar:
Plants of the new Chrysanthemum are most similar to plants of the parent cultivar Anastasia. In side-by-side comparisons conducted by the Inventor in 's-Gravenzande, The Netherlands, plants of the new Chrysanthemum differed primarily from plants of the cultivar Anastasia in ray floret coloration as plants of the cultivar Anastasia had white-colored ray florets.
The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new cultivar, showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the actual colors of the new Chrysanthemum.
The photograph on the first sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering stem of ‘Anastasia Bronze’.
The photograph on the second sheet comprises a close-up view of the upper surfaces of a typical inflorescence and leaf of ‘Anastasia Bronze’.
The photograph on the third sheet comprises a close-up view of the lower surfaces of a typical inflorescence and leaf of ‘Anastasia Bronze’.
In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. The aforementioned photographs and following observations and measurements describe plants grown in 's-Gravenzande, The Netherlands, under commercial practice in a glass-covered greenhouse. Plants were initially given long day/short night treatments followed by short day/long night treatments to induce flower initiation and development. Average day and night temperatures were 18 and 19° C, respectively. Plants were not pinched and were grown as single-stem disbud types.
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