A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant cultivar is disclosed, characterized by white, decorative flowers that naturally bloom in early September. The plant is moderately vigorous, and has a round, slightly spreading growth habit.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Gedi Three Mil’ as herein illustrated and described.
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Latin name of the genus and species: Chrysanthemum morifolium.
Variety denomination: ‘Gedi Three Mil’.
The new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Mil’ is a product of hybridization of a female parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘Gedi One Tar’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,689) and a male parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘Gedi One Ter’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,885) in a controlled environment. The new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Mil’ was discovered and selected by Dirk Pieters in Oostniewkerke, Belgium in September 1998.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Mil’ by terminal cuttings and tissue culture was performed in a controlled environment 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 Mil’ 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 Mil’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Gedi Three Mil’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum cultivar:
Plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Mil’ are similar to plants of the female parent variety, ‘Gedi One Tar,’ in most horticultural characteristics, however the ray florets of the new cultivar are white, in comparison to the light-yellow colored ray florets of the female parent variety ‘Gedi One Tar.’ Additionally, the new variety ‘Gedi Three Mil’ is taller and has a more spreading growth habit than the female parent variety ‘Gedi One Tar.’
Plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Mil’ are similar to plants of the male parent variety, ‘Gedi One Ter’ in most horticultural characteristics, however plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Mil’ have more flowers per flowering branch, and significantly fewer ray florets than plants of the male parent variety ‘Gedi One Ter.’ Additionally, the new variety ‘Gedi Three Mil’ is taller and wider than the male parent variety ‘Gedi One Ter.’
In comparison to the commercially available variety ‘Florence’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,102), ‘Gedi Three Mil’ has a larger diameter flower which blooms about five days earlier than the comparable variety. Additionally, the new variety ‘Gedi Three Mil’ has about 13 more flowers per flowering branch in comparison to the comparable variety ‘Florence.’
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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 Mil’ plants grown 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 |
| PP19268, | Jun 27 2007 | Paraty BVBA | Chrysanthemum plant named ‘PPP ALB WH06’ |
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| PP13102, | Apr 17 2000 | Chrysanthemum plant named `Florence` | |
| PP13689, | Jun 04 2001 | Pieters Plant Production, BVBA | Chrysanthemum plant named `GEDI ONE TAR` |
| PP13885, | Jun 04 2001 | Pieters Plant Production, BVBA | Chrysanthemum plant named `Gedi One Ter` |
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