Synhony Durango
| Denomination: | 'Synhony Durango' |
|---|---|
| Trade name: | Honey Durango |
| Botanical Name: | Chrysanthemum ×morifolium |
| Applicant/Holder: |
Syngenta Crop Protection AG Rosentalstrasse 67 Basel CH-4058 Switzerland |
| Breeder: |
Wendy Bergman, Syngenta Flowers, Inc., Alva, United States of America |
| Agent in Canada: |
BioFlora Inc. 38723 Fingal Line R.R. #1 St. Thomas, Ontario N5P 3S5 Canada Tel: 519-317-7511 |
| Application Date: | 2009-10-30 |
| Application Number: | 09-6765 |
| Grant of Rights Date: | 2013-04-26 |
| Certificate Number: | 4501 |
| Date rights surrendered: | 2015-04-26 |
Variety Description
Variety used for comparison: 'Durango Improved'
Summary: The leaf of 'Synhony Durango' is wider than the leaf of 'Durango Improved'. The flower head of 'Synhony Durango' is larger in diameter than the flower head of 'Durango Improved'. The main colour on the inner side of the ray floret of 'Synhony Durango' is yellow with tones of light red pink while the main colour on the inner side of the ray floret of 'Durango Improved' is orange brown. The outer side of the ray floret is yellow to light yellow for 'Synhony Durango' while it is light yellow with an underlay of brown red for 'Durango Improved'.
Description:
PLANT: bushy type, semi-upright growth habit, medium branching density, green stem
PETIOLE: moderately upwards attitude, medium to long length relative to leaf length
LEAF: terminal lobe long relative to leaf length, lowest lateral sinus medium in depth with parallel to converging margins, base rounded to truncate, upper side dark green with absent or weak glossiness, medium to many deep margin indentations
FLOWER: medium to many flower heads per plant, outer side of bud yellow (RHS 8A) overlaid with orange brown to orange pink (RHS 31C-D), double head type
RAY FLORETS: medium density, predominantly ligulate type with some spatulate types, upper surface with two keels, very short to short corolla tube, weakly convex profile in cross section at widest point, flat margin, straight along longitudinal axis, ray florets from inner rows moderately incurved along longitudinal axis at distal half, tip emarginate and dentate
RAY FLORET: inner side yellow (RHS 9A) with light red pink (RHS 36C-D) tones, outer side yellow to light yellow (RHS 8A-B)
DISC: absent or very small diameter relative to head diameter, flat in cross section, green before anther dehiscence with no dark spot at centre.
Origin & Breeding History: The variety 'Synhony Durango' originated from a naturally occurring whole plant mutation of the parent variety 'Yodurango'. The variety was discovered and selected by the breeder in February 2007 in Alva, Florida, USA. Selection was based on criteria for flower colour, plant habit and rapid flowering response time.
Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Synhony Durango' were conducted in a greenhouse trial during the Fall of 2011 in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario. On August 8, 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 9, 2011. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.
Comparison tables for 'Synhony Durango' with reference variety 'Durango Improved'
Leaf width (cm)
| 'Synhony Durango' | 'Durango Improved' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 5.6 | 4.8 |
| std. deviation | 0.49 | 0.24 |
Flower head diameter (cm)
| 'Synhony Durango' | 'Durango Improved' | |
|---|---|---|
| mean | 8.2 | 7.3 |
| std. deviation | 0.43 | 0.30 |
Colour of ray floret (RHS)
| 'Synhony Durango' | 'Durango Improved' | |
|---|---|---|
| inner side - main | 9A with 36C-D tones | 168A-B, as dark as 171A-B |
| inner side - secondary | N/A | 12B |
| outer side | 8A-B | 10C with 181D underlay |
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Chrysanthemum: 'Synhony Durango' (left) with reference variety 'Durango Improved' (right)
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Chrysanthemum: 'Synhony Durango' (left) with reference variety 'Durango Improved' (right)
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Chrysanthemum: 'Synhony Durango' (left) with reference variety 'Durango Improved' (right)
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