Yonew York

Chrysanthemum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Yopresidio' (Presidio)

Summary: 'Yonew York' has shorter plants with fewer primary lateral shoots per plant than 'Yopresidio'. In cross-section, the ray florets of 'Yonew York' are concave whereas those of 'Yopresidio' range from flat to convex. The flower head of 'Yonew York' has outer ray florets which are white with light blue pink over colour and inner ray florets which are darker blue pink while those of 'Yopresidio' have all ray florets which are light blue violet with purple over colour at the apex.

Description:

PLANT: year round cultivation for pot production, spray flowering type, 8 week response group, short to medium height
PRIMARY LATERAL SHOOT: medium number
STEM: no anthocyanin colouration

LEAF: medium length, medium to broad, broad wedged and asymmetrical base
LATERAL LOBE: mostly parallel margins of sinus
LOWER LOBE: medium to long, medium to deep sinus

FLOWER HEAD: double, decorative sub-type, chromatic self colour type, pink colour group with outer ray florets of weak intensity and inner ray florets of weak to moderate intensity, small to medium diameter, no bracts among ray florets
RAY FLORET: short to medium blade with short corolla tube, straight longitudinal axis of majority, concave in cross-section, dentate tip (up to 4 teeth), outer ray florets are white with light blue pink over colour on upper side, inner ray florets are darker blue pink on upper side, white with violet tones on lower side

Origin & Breeding History: 'Yonew York' is a product from a planned breeding program conducted by the breeder, Mrs. Wendy R. Bergman, an employee of Yoder Brothers, Inc. in Barberton, Ohio, USA. It originated from a cross made in February 2000 in Salinas, California, USA between a proprietary Chrysanthemum seedling selection designated 'YB-6277' as the female parent and another proprietary Chrysanthemum seedling selection designated 'YB-4934' as the male parent. 'Yonew York' was selected in November 2000 in Fort Myers, Florida, USA based on its uniform plant growth habit, desirable inflorescence form and floret colours, fast response time and excellent post production longevity.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Yonew York' were conducted in the fall of 2006 at Yoder Canada Ltd. in Leamington, Ontario. They were performed under greenhouse conditions similar to those used in commercial Chrysanthemum production. 40 unrooted cuttings per variety were directly stuck into 15 cm pots with 4 cuttings per pot and 10 pots per variety. The pots were spaced 30 cm apart. The plants were pinched once prior to short day treatment. All plants had the centre bud removed. Measured characteristics were based on measurements taken from 10 plants or parts of plants on November 2, 2006. All colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticulture Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Yonew York' with reference variety 'Yopresidio'

Plant height (cm)

Ray floret colour (RHS)

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Chrysanthemum: 'Yonew York' (left) with reference variety 'Yopresidio' (right)