CIDZ0013

Chrysanthemum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Yospirit Lake' (Spirit Lake)

Summary: The leaf margin of 'CIDZ0013' has many indentations whereas the leaf margin of 'Yospirit Lake' has a moderate number of indentations. The flower head of 'CIDZ0013' is single type while the flower head of 'Yospirit Lake' is semi-double type. The height of flowers on non-disbudded plants is high for 'CIDZ0013' while it is low for 'Yospirit Lake'. The density of ray florets of the flower head of 'CIDZ0013' is sparse whereas for 'Yospirit Lake' it is moderately dense. The predominant type of ray floret for 'CIDZ0013' is spatulate while it is ligulate for 'Yospirit Lake'. The attitude of the basal part of the ray floret for 'CIDZ0013' is upright to moderately ascending while for 'Yospirit Lake', the attitude is horizontal. 'CIDZ0013' has a longer corolla tube of the ray floret and a larger disc diameter than 'Yospirit Lake'. The colour of the outer side of the ray floret of 'CIDZ0013' is light blue violet whereas for 'Yospirit Lake', it is white with streaks of purple located predominantly along the central bar.

Description:

PLANT: pot chrysanthemum, bushy type, upright growth habit, sparse branching
STEM: green

PETIOLE: attitude is moderately upwards, medium length relative to leaf length
LEAF: high length to width ratio, length of terminal lobe relative to leaf length is medium, lowest lateral sinus is medium to deep, margins of lowest lateral sinus are touching to overlapping, predominant shape of base is obtuse and truncate, glossiness of upper side is absent or weak, medium green on upper side, many indentations of margin, medium to deep indentations of margin

FLOWER HEAD: single, daisy type, high height in non-disbudded plants, one row of ray florets, sparse ray florets
RAY FLORET: ranging from 22 to 23 per flower head, spatulate type, attitude of basal part is upright to moderately ascending, long corolla tube, profile of tube is flattened, longitudinal axis is weakly incurved along distal quarter, medium to high length to width ratio, dentate and emarginate tip, inner side is purple (RHS 70A-B) aging to violet (RHS 77C) with purple (RHS 70B) overcolour, colour of outer side is markedly different from colour of inner side, outer side is light blue violet (RHS 76C)
DISC: small diameter relative to flower head diameter, slightly domed profile in cross-section, green to yellowish with no dark spot at centre before anther dehiscence, whitish at anther dehiscence

Origin & Breeding History: 'CIDZ0013' originated from a controlled cross-pollination conducted in June 2007, in Salinas, California, USA, as part of a controlled breeding program of Syngenta Flowers, Inc. The cross involved a proprietary line designated 'YB-A3545' as the female parent, and a proprietary line designated 'YB-A6845' as the male parent. The resultant seed was sown in a greenhouse in October 2007. 'CIDZ0013' was selected as a single plant from the progeny in March 2008 by the breeder, Wendy R. Bergman, in Alva, Florida, USA, based on its flower colour, plant growth habit, and production characteristics.

Tests & Trials: The trial for 'CIDZ0013' was conducted in the fall of 2012 at Meyers Fruit Farm in Niagara on the Lake, Ontario. Flowering trials were conducted under greenhouse conditions similar to those used in commercial Chrysanthemum production. 50 unrooted cuttings were stuck into 15 cm pots on August 18, 2012. There were 5 cuttings per pot and the pots were spaced 30 cm apart. The plants were pinched once prior to short day treatment. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants, or parts of plants, of the candidate and reference varieties on November 15, 2012. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'CIDZ0013' with reference variety 'Yospirit Lake'

Colour of ray floret (RHS)

Disc diameter (cm)

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Chrysanthemum: 'CIDZ0013' (left) with reference variety 'Yospirit Lake' (right)

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Chrysanthemum: 'CIDZ0013' (left) with reference variety 'Yospirit Lake' (right)