A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant cultivar is disclosed, characterized by distinctive bright yellow ray florets and a flat capitulum. The new variety has a round, spreading, flexible, free branching habit, and has medium to high vigor.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Gedi Three Ver’ as herein illustrated and described.
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Latin name of the genus and species: Crysanthemum morifolium.
Variety denomination: ‘Gedi Three Ver’.
The new cultivar is a product of hybridization of a female parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘Cleagar GF1’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,463) and a male parent Chrysanthemum plant variety ‘Draga’ (unpatented, undistributed in the U.S.). The new cultivar was discovered and selected by Dirk Peters in a controlled environment in Oostnieuwkerke, Belgium, during September, 1999.
Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Ver’ 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 Ver’ 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 Ver.’ These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘Gedi Three Ver’ as a new and distinct Chrysanthemum cultivar:
Plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Ver’ are similar to plants of the female parent variety, ‘Cleagar GF1’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,463), in most horticultural characteristics. However, plants of the new cultivar have brighter, lighter yellow florets and a wider diameter flower than plants of the female parent variety. The new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Ver’ has an earlier natural season blooming response than the female parent variety. Additionally, plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Ver’ have a more round plant shape and are more freely branching in comparison to the female parent variety ‘Cleagar GF1.’
Plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Ver’ are similar to plants of the male parent variety, ‘Draga’ (undistributed in the U.S.), in most horticultural characteristics. However, plants of the new cultivar have a flower that is larger in diameter, lighter, and brighter yellow than the flower of the male parent variety. Plants of the new cultivar ‘Gedi Three Ver’ also have a wider plant spread than the male parent variety. Additionally, the new cultivar has a natural season blooming response that is about two weeks earlier than the natural blooming response of the male parent variety ‘Draga.’
In comparison to the commercially available variety ‘GediI One Avi’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,455), the new variety ‘Gedi Three Ver’ has a larger diameter flower with brighter yellow ray florets. The new variety ‘Gedi Three Ver’ has approximately 13 more flowers per flowering stem, and has fewer ray florets than the comparable variety ‘Gedi One Avi.’
In comparison to the commercially available variety ‘Gedi One Ces’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 13,797), the new variety ‘Gedi Three Ver’ has lighter yellow ray florets, and fewer ray florets per flower. The new variety ‘Gedi Three Ver’ has about 10 more flowers per flowering stem than ‘Gedi One Ces.’ Additionally, the ray florets of new variety ‘Gedi Three Ver’ have an oblong shape.
The accompanying photograph in FIG. 1 illustrates in full color a typical plant of ‘Gedi Three Ver’ gorwn in a 2 gallon container. One cutting was used in the pot. The colors are as nearly true as is reasonably possible in a color representation of this type.
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 Ver’ 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 |
| PP10463, | Nov 18 1996 | CHRYSANTHEMUM BREEDERS ASSOCIATION RESEARCH B V | Chrysanthemum plant named `Cleagar gf1` |
| 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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