A new and distinct garden-type Chrysanthemum cultivar is disclosed, characterized by the presence of dark yellow ray florets, yellow disk florets, and a free branching, mounding growth habit. The plant naturally blooms in the first two weeks of September.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Gedi Three Gel’ as herein illustrated and described.
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Latin name of the genus and species Chrysanthemum morifolium.
Variety denomination: ‘Gedi Three Gel’.
The new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Gel’ is a product of hybridization of a female parent Chrysanthemum plant ‘95 150 02’ (undistributed, unpatented seedling) and a male parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘Orka’ (undistributed, unpatented in US). The new cultivar was discovered and selected by Dirk Pieters in Oostniewkerke, Belgium, in September, 1999.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Gel’ by terminal cuttings and tissue culture was performed in Oxnard, Calif. and has shown that the unique features of this cultivar are stable and reproduced true to type on successive generations.
The cultivar ‘Gedi Three Gel’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, day length, 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 ‘Gedi Three Gel’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Gedi Three Gel’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum cultivar:
Plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Gel’ are similar to plants of the female parent ‘95 150 02’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar have a darker yelow ray florets and a wider diameter flower than plants of the female parent variety. Further, the plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Gel’ have flowers that last approximately six days longer than the flowers of the female parent. The plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Gel’ are shorter than the plants of the female parent.
Plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Gel’ are similar to plants of the male parent variety, ‘Orka,’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar are shorter and have a smaller diameter flower than plants of the male parent variety. Additionally, plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Gel’ naturally bloom two weeks earlier than the male parent variety.
In comparison to the commercially available variety ‘Gedi One Ces’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,797) ‘Gedi Thre Gel’ has more flowers per flowering branch. Additionally, the new cultivar has a greater floral depth and less ray florets per flower than the comparable variety ‘Gedi One Ces’.
In comparison to the commercially available variety ‘Gedi One Avi’ U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,4550), the new variety has darker yellow ray florets and a larger floral diameter. Further, the new variety ‘Gedi Three Gel’ has about 10 more flowers per flowering branch than does the comparable variety ‘Gedi One Avi’.
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In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. The following observations and measurements describe ‘Gedi Three Gel’ plants grown in a greenhouse in Oxnard, Calif., during the month of September, 2003. The growing temperature ranged from about 12° C. to 15° C. at night to about 12° C. to 20° C. during the day. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical flowering types, and are believed to apply to plants of the variety grown under similar conditions of soil and climate elsewhere:
| Patent | Priority | Assignee | Title |
| Patent | Priority | Assignee | Title |
| PP13455, | Jun 04 2001 | Pieters Plant Production, BVBA | Chrysanthemum plant named `GEDI ONE AVI` |
| PP13797, | Jun 04 2001 | Pieters Plant Production, BVBA | Chrysanthemum plant named `Gedi One Ces` |
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