Syede Redda

Chrysanthemum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Yoregina' (Regina Red)

Summary: The plant of 'Syeda Redda' is shorter and narrower than the plant of 'Yoregina'. The plant growth habit of 'Syeda Redda' is hemispherical while it is semi-upright for 'Yoregina'. The leaf of 'Syeda Redda' has an acute base and very few shallow margin indentations while the leaf of 'Yoregina' has a rounded to truncate base and a medium number of medium depth margin indentations. The flower head of 'Syeda Redda' is larger in diameter than the flower head of 'Yoregina'. The disc of 'Syeda Redda' is medium in diameter relative to the head diameter while the disc of 'Yoregina' is large in diameter relative to the head diameter. There is no dark spot in the centre of the disc for 'Syeda Redda' while there is a medium sized brown red spot on the disc of 'Yoregina'.

Description:

PLANT: bushy, hemispherical growth habit, dense branching
STEM: green

LEAF: moderately upwards attitude of petiole, terminal lobe medium to long relative to leaf length, lowest lateral lobe of sinus shallow to medium in depth with diverging margins, acute base, absent or weak glossiness on upper side, medium to dark green on upper side, margin indentations very few in number and shallow in depth

INFLORESCENCE: corymbiform, many flower heads per plant
BUD: outer side dark purple red (RHS 187B-C)
FLOWER HEAD: daisy-eyed double, daisy type disc, medium height, medium to dense ray florets, predominately ligulate type ray florets
RAY FLORET: moderately ascending attitude of basal part, two keels on upper surface, absent to very short corolla tube, flat in cross section at widest part, flat margin, straight with some weak to medium curving and reflexing along longitudinal axis at distal half, medium incurving at distal three quarters on ray florets from inner rows, pointed, emarginate and mamillate tip, inner side dark purple red (darker than RHS 53A), outer side brown purple (RHS 185B-C) underlaid with blue pink (RHS 186D)
DISC: medium diameter relative to head diameter, medium domed profile in cross section, yellow orange before anther dehiscence, no dark spot in centre.

Origin & Breeding History: The variety 'Syeda Redda' originated from a controlled cross made in Alva, Florida, USA between January 2007 and March 2007. The female parent was a proprietary seedling designated 02-M061 and the male parent was the variety 'Yobonnie'. The resultant seed was collected and sown in a greenhouse in October 2007. A single plant from the progeny was selected by the breeder on March 25 2008 in Alva, Florida. The new variety was selected based on criteria for flower colour, early flowering and plant habit.

Tests & Trials: Trials for 'Syeda Redda' were conducted in an outdoor irrigated trial during the summer of 2011 in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 15 plants each of the candidate and reference varieties. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 20 cm pots on June 23, 2011. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants of each variety on October 4, 2011. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Syede Redda' with reference variety 'Yoregina'

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Plant width (cm)

Flower head diameter (cm)

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Chrysanthemum: 'Syeda Redda' (left) with reference variety 'Yoregina' (right)

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Chrysanthemum: 'Syeda Redda' (left) with reference variety 'Yoregina' (right)

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Chrysanthemum: 'Syeda Redda' (left) with reference variety 'Yoregina' (right)