MN95-105-6

Chrysanthemum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Jennifer'

Summary: Plants of '95-105-6' are shorter than plants of 'Jennifer'. The flower heads of '95-105-6' are of the semi-double daisy type, whereas those of 'Jennifer' are of the double decorative type. The flower heads of '95-105-6' are larger than those of 'Jennifer'. The ray florets of '95-105-6' are longer and have shorter corolla tubes than those of 'Jennifer'. The main colour of the upper side of the ray florets of '95-105-6' is a lighter brown red than in 'Jennifer'.

Description:

PLANT: natural season cultural system, pinched plant type, spray flowering type, use as pot plant

STEM: weak to moderate anthocyanin along edges

LEAF: broad wedge to truncate base, sinus between lateral leaf lobes has converging to overlapping margins

FLOWER HEAD: semi-double type, daisy subtype, self-coloured, red colour group, light to moderate colour intensity, no bracts among florets
RAY FLORETS: mostly straight longitudinal axis, slightly concave cross-section, pointed and emarginate tip, brown purple overlay on brown red background on the upper side, brown red on background of light yellow brown on the lower side
DISC: tubular disc florets massed at centre, yellow with dark purple red in the centre

Origin & Breeding History: The chrysanthemum variety '95-105-6' originated from the selfing of variety '95-23-87' performed in 1994 at St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.A. The new variety was selected from the progeny in the fall of 1995. Asexual propagation of the variety has been conducted through the use of terminal or stem cuttings.

Tests & Trials: The test and trial for '95-105-6' was conducted during the fall of 2006 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included 15 plants of each variety. Rooted cuttings were transplanted into 20 cm pots. Candidates were planted on July 13, 2006, while the reference was planted on June 30, 2006. The trial was grown outdoors under natural light conditions. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on September 27, 2006. All colour measurements were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'MN95-105-6' with reference variety 'Jennifer'

Plant height (cm)

Depth of sinus of lower lobe of leaf (cm)

Width of flower head (cm)

Length of ray floret (cm)

Length of corolla tube (cm)

Diameter of disc (cm)

Colour of ray floret (RHS)

Colour of disc (RHS)

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Chrysanthemum: '95-105-6' (left) with reference variety 'Jennifer' (right)