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(12) United States Plant Patent
(10) Patent N0.: US PP22,155 P2 (45) Date of Patent: Sep. 20, 2011
Bergman (54)
CHRYSANTHEMUM PLANT NAMED ‘SYNHONY DURANGO’ _
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Synhony Durango
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Inventor:
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Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Basel
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Wendy R. Bergman, Gilroy, CA (US)
Primary Examiner i Annette Para
(74) Attorney’ Agent’ or Flrm i 8' Matthew Edwards
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ABSTRACT
Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 3 5
AneW Chrysanthemum Plant named ‘Synhony Durango’ Par ticularly distinguished by the yellow-orange ray ?oret color,
U_S,C, 154(b) by 0 days,
large decorative type semi-double ?owers, strong stems, good shelf life, dark green foliage, and about an 8 week
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Appl . N o.: 12/803 , 608
Filed:
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Jun. 30, 2010
1 Drawing Sheet
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Lain name of the genus and species of the plant claimed:
A Plant Breeder’ s Right for this cultivar was applied for in
Chrysanthemumxmorifolium.
Canada on Oct. 30, 2009 (#09-6765). ‘Synhony Durango’ has not been made publicly available more than one year prior to
Varietal denomination: ‘Synhony Durango’.
the ?ling of this application. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are
BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT
determined to be basic characteristics of the new variety. The
combination of these characteristics distinguishes this Chry
The present invention comprises a new Chrysanthemum, botanically known as Chrysanlhemumxmorzfolium, and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘Synhony
sanlhemum as a new and distinct variety.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS
Durango’. ‘Synhony Durango’ is a product of a planned breeding
The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical
program. The new cultivar has yellow-orange ray ?oret color,
?ower and foliage characteristics of ‘ Synhony Durango’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this
large decorative type semi-double ?owers, strong stems, good shelf life, dark green foliage, and about an 8 week ?owering response time. ‘Synhony Durango’ originates as a natural whole plant mutation of ‘Yodurango’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 19,736. ‘Syn
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type. The photographic drawing shows 4 ?owering potted plants of the new variety growing in a 6 inch pot and a
close-up of the ?owers. DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION
hony Durango ’ was discovered and selected by the inventor as
a single ?owering plant within a population of the parent
The plant descriptions, measurements and aforementioned photographs were taken in Gilroy, Calif. in April 2010 under natural light. These plants were started and grown in Nipomo,
cultivar in a ?eld trial in Fort Myers, Fla. in February 2007.
The parent cultivar ‘Yodurango’ has orange-bronze ray ?oret
Calif. and were shipped to California in April. Plants were
color.
The ?rst act of asexual reproduction of‘ Synhony Durango’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were propagated
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These plants used in the photograph and descriptions were
from the initial selection in May 2007 in a controlled envi ronment in Fort Myers, Fla. BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION
grown under conditions which approximate those generally
used in commercial potted Chrysanthemum production. about 10 weeks old. Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Soci 30
ety Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001. TABLE 1
Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of
the plant initiated in May 2007, and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘ SYNHONY DURANGO’ AND A SIMILAR VARIETY
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herein disclosed for ‘Synhony Durango’ are ?rmly ?xed and are retained through successive generations of asexual repro duction. ‘Synhony Durango’ has not been observed under all pos
sible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary sig ni?cantly with variations in environment such as tempera
ture, light intensity and day length.
In?orescence diameter:
Ray ?oret length: 40 Foliage length: Foliage color:
‘ Synhony
‘Orange Yochathaln’
Durango’
(U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,495)
Larger
Smaller
Longer Longer Darker
Shorter Shorter Lighter
US PP22,155 P2 Plant:
Immature in?orescence:
Form, growth and habitiHerbaceous decorative (pot
Diameteri7-8 cm.
type). Stems strong, upright and outwardly spreading, good shelf life, suitable for production using disbud ded, center budded or no bud removal.
Color of ray ?orets, upper surfaceiRHS 6A. Lower surface. iRHS 8A. 5
Mature in?orescence:
Plant height.*19-21 cm.
Diameteril0-ll cm.
Plant height (in?orescence included).i25-28 cm.
Depth.~4.5 cm. Total diameter of ‘disc {40.5 cm but is hidden by imma ture ray ?orets.
Plant width.i36-40 cm.
Roots:
Number of days to initiate roots.~4 days at about 22 10 degrees C.
Number ofdays to produce a rooted cutting.*10 days at 22 degrees C.
Ray ?orets: Average quantity of?oretsiAbout 150 in numerous
ZypeiFine, ?brous, free branching.
Whorls.
ColoriRHS N155B but Whiter. Foliage:
Receptacle height-0.5 cm. Receptacle diameteril? cm.
Color of ?orets, upper surfaceiRHS 12A overlaid 15
ArrangementiAltemate.
With RHS 14B and RHS 17B; With a reddish hue
basally.
Immature, leaf color, upper surface.4Closest to RHS
Lower surfaceiRHS 8A to RHS 8B.
147A. Lower surfaceiRHS 147B.
Length-5.06.0 cm. Width.*1.0-1.3 cm.
Mature, leaf color, upper surfaceiLighter than RHS 20
Shape.4Oblong, someWhat tWisted.
147A. Lower surfaceiRHS 147B.
Apex shapeiRounded to slightly emarginate. MarginiEntire.
Length.*9.5-10.3 cm. Width. *6.6-7.0 cm. ShapeiOvate.
Texture, upper surfaceiPapillose. Lower surface. iPapillose. 25 Disc ?orets:
Base shapeiAttenuate.
Average quantity of?oretsiAbout 30.
Apex shapeiAcute to mucronulate. MarginiPalmately lobed, slightly serrate. Texture, upper surfaceiBi-?d T-shaped hairs. Lower surfaceiBi-?d T-shaped hairs.
Color of?oretsiRHS 1B With RHS 1C basally. Length-0.5 cm. Width.*0.1 cm.
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Color of veins, upper surfaceiRHs 147C. Color ofveins, lower surfaceiRHS 147C. Petiole coloriRHS 147C. Length.*1.5-2.0 cm. Diameteri0.4-0.5 cm. TextureiBi-?d T-shaped hairs.
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Stem:
ShapeiTubular, enlongated. Apex shapeiAcute, 5 pointed. Phyllaries: QuantityiAbout 25-30. Color, upper surfaceiClosest to RHS 147A. Lower surfaceiBetWeen RHS 147A and RHS 147B. Length.*1.0-1.3 cm. Width.i0.2 cm.
Quantity of main branches per plant.i3-4. Color of stem.*RHS 146B but appears lighter being
ShapeiLanceolate. Apex shapeiAcute.
heavily covered With hairs. Based. iFused. Length of stem.*1 9-21 cm. 40 Margins. iEntire, papery. Diameteri0.5-0.6 cm. Texture, upper surfaceiGlossy, smooth. Length of internodesil .5-2.5 cm. Lower surface. iBi-?d T-shaped hairs. Texture. iBi-?d T- shaped hairs. Reproductive organs: Color of peduncleiRHS 146B but appears lighter Found on both ?oretsi being heavily covered With hairs. 45 Pistilil. Length ofpeduncle.i2.0 cm. Length.40.4-0.6 cm. Peduncle diameter-0.4 cm.
Style coloriRHS 1B but more translucent.
TextureiBi-?d T-shaped hairs.
Style length.40.2-0.4 cm.
In?orescence: Zype4Composite type, solitary in?orescences (decorative-type) borne terminally above foliage, ray ?o- 50 rets arranged acropetally on a capitulum, and some-
times tWisted.
Quantity of short days to ?owering (response time).i
Stigma coloriRHS 5A. Stigma shape: Bi-parted. Ovary color: Not observed. Found on only disc ?oretsiStamens: 1. Color of ?la ments: RHS 1B to RHS 1C but more translucent.
Length ?laments: 0.2 cm. Anther color: RHS 15B.
Anther length: 0.2 cm. Anther shape: Oblong. Color
About 50-54 days. of pollen: RHS 15A. Pollen amount: Poor. Fertility/ Quantity of in?orescences per plant.i6-9. 55 seed set: Has not been observed on this hybrid. Disease/pest resistance: Disease/pest resistance has not been Lastingness of individual blooms on the plantiAbout observed on this hybrid. 21 days. What is claimed is: FragranceiSlight. 1. A neW and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum plant Bud: (Just before opening/shoWing color) 60 named ‘Synhony Durango’ substantially as illustrated and ColoriRHS 2C. described herein. Length.40.7-0.8 cm. Width.*1.0 cm. ShapeiOblate.
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