CIFZ0020

Chrysanthemum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Delightful Yovictoria' (Delightful Victoria)

Summary: The plants of 'CIFZ0020' are shorter with a smaller flower head diameter, and a shorter ray floret than the plants of 'Delightful Yovictoria'. The length of the petiole relative to the leaf length is medium for 'CIFZ0020' while it is short for 'Delightful Yovictoria'. The length of the terminal lobe of the leaf relative to the leaf length is short for 'CIFZ0020' while it is medium for 'Delightful Yovictoria'. The flower head of both 'CIFZ0020' and 'Delightful Yovictoria' is double however, the flower head of 'CIFZ0020' has a disc which is visible with age whereas 'Delightful Yovictoria' does not. The longitudinal axis of the ray floret of 'CIFZ0020' is incurved whereas the ray floret of 'Delightful Yovictoria' is straight. The colour of the inner side of the ray floret of 'CIFZ0020' is yellow orange with a strong overcolour of brown red towards the apex whereas for 'Delightful Yovictoria', the inner side of the ray floret is light yellow orange with a strong overcolour of redder brown red towards the apex. The colour of the outer side of the ray floret of 'CIFZ0020' is light yellow with brown red at the tip whereas for 'Delightful Yovictoria', the outer side of the ray floret is light yellow and light yellow orange with brown red distributed along the central bar.

Description:

PLANT: garden chrysanthemum, bushy type, hemispherical growth habit, dense branching, many flower heads
STEM: green

PETIOLE: attitude is moderately upwards, medium length relative to leaf length
LEAF: low to medium length to width ratio, length of terminal lobe relative to leaf length is short, lowest lateral sinus is shallow, margins of lowest lateral sinus are diverging, predominant shape of base is obtuse, medium green on upper side, few indentations of margin, shallow indentations of margin

FLOWER BUD: outer side is brown red (RHS 181A-B) just before opening
FLOWER HEAD: double (disc visible with age), low height in non-disbudded plants, dense ray florets
RAY FLORET: ligulate type, two keels on upper surface, medium length corolla tube, weakly concave in cross-section at widest point, no rolling of margins, longitudinal axis is weakly incurved along distal quarter, longitudinal axis of ray floret from inner row is weakly incurved along distal quarter, low length to width ratio, rounded and dentate tip, inner side is yellow orange (RHS 11A) with strong brown red (RHS 179B) overcolour towards apex, colour of outer side is markedly different from colour of inner side, outer side is light yellow (RHS 11B-C) with brown red (RHS 182C and 181C) tip, colour of inner and outer sides of ray floret from inner row are similar to colour of inner and outer sides of ray floret from outer row, inner side of ray floret from inner row is yellow (RHS 9A) with brown red (RHS 179A-B) overcolour, outer side of ray floret from inner row is light yellow (RHS 10B)

Origin & Breeding History: 'CIFZ0020' originated from a naturally occurring whole plant mutation of variety 'Gigi Dark Pink'. It was discovered and selected on November 23, 2009 by the breeder, Mark A. Smith, in Alva, Florida, USA. Selection of 'CIFZ0020' was based on its plant growth habit, natural season response time in mid to late September, and flower size and type.

Tests & Trials: The trial for 'CIFZ0020' was conducted as an outdoor irrigated trial during the summer of 2012 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. It included a total of 20 plants of the candidate variety and 12 plants of the reference variety. All plants were grown from rooted cuttings and transplanted into 20 cm pots on June 11, 2012. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants, or parts of plants, of the candidate and reference varieties on August 28, 2012. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'CIFZ0020' with reference variety 'Delightful Yovictoria'

Plant height (cm)

Flower head diameter (cm)

Ray floret length (cm)

Colour of ray floret (RHS)

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Chrysanthemum: 'CIFZ0020' (left) with reference variety 'Delightful Yovictoria' (right)

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Chrysanthemum: 'CIFZ0020' (left) with reference variety 'Delightful Yovictoria' (right)