Syncin Pueblo

Chrysanthemum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Yoauburn' (Auburn)

Summary: The flower head of 'Syncin Pueblo' is smaller in diameter than the flower head of 'Yoauburn'. The margin of the ray floret of 'Syncin Pueblo' is weakly to moderately revolute while the margin of the ray floret of 'Yoauburn' is weakly involute. The ray floret of 'Syncin Pueblo' is shorter in length than the ray floret of 'Yoauburn'. The inner side of the ray floret of 'Syncin Pueblo' is an overall darker colour than the ray floret of 'Yoauburn'. The disc of 'Syncin Pueblo' is green before anther dehiscence while it is yellowish to light yellow for 'Yoauburn'.

Description:

PLANT: bushy type, upright growth habit, green stem

PETIOLE: moderately upwards attitude, medium length relative to leaf length
LEAF: terminal lobe medium to long relative to leaf length, lowest lateral sinus medium to deep with parallel to converging margins, base obtuse to rounded, upper side medium to dark green with absent or weak glossiness, medium number of deep margin indentations

FLOWER: many flower heads per plant, outer side of bud orange brown (RHS 170C/172D) with brown red (RHS 181C) tones, semi-double daisy head type
RAY FLORETS: few rows, predominantly ligulate type, moderately ascending to horizontal attitude of basal part, upper surface with two keels, short corolla tube, weakly concave to flat profile in cross section at widest point, weakly to moderately revolute margin at middle half, straight to weak reflexing of longitudinal axis at distal quarter, tip rounded, emarginate and dentate
RAY FLORET - INNER SIDE: main colour red (RHS 42A), secondary colour orange brown (RHS 169B-C) with yellow orange (RHS 13B) tones in a solid or nearly solid flushed pattern throughout, tertiary colour yellow (RHS 6A) in a solid or nearly solid pattern at base
RAY FLORET - OUTER SIDE: light yellow (RHS 12C) with yellow green (RHS 4C) at base and undertones of orange brown (RHS 179C)
DISC: small to medium diameter relative to head diameter, slightly domed, green before anther dehiscence with no dark spot at centre, yellowish green at anther dehiscence.

Origin & Breeding History: The variety 'Syncin Pueblo' originated from a naturally occurring whole plant mutation of the parent variety 'Yopueblo'. The variety was discovered and selected by the breeder in November 2008 in Alva, Florida, USA. Selection was based on flower colour, plant habit and flowering response time.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Syncin Pueblo' were conducted in a greenhouse trial during the Fall of 2011 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. On August 16, 2011, fifty unrooted cuttings were directly stuck into 15 cm pots, with 5 cuttings per pot. The trial included a total of 10 pots of each variety spaced 30 cm apart. Plants were pinched once prior to short day treatment. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on November 8, 2011. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Syncin Pueblo' with reference variety 'Yoauburn'

Flower head diameter (cm)

Ray floret length (cm)

Colour of ray floret (RHS)

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Chrysanthemum: 'Syncin Pueblo' (left) with reference variety 'Yoauburn' (right)

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Chrysanthemum: 'Syncin Pueblo' (left) with reference variety 'Yoauburn' (right)

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Chrysanthemum: 'Syncin Pueblo' (left) with reference variety 'Yoauburn' (right)