Dekampera

Chrysanthemum

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Delianne'

Summary: 'Dekampera' has a shorter peduncle than 'Delianne'. The main colour of the inner side of the ray floret is white for 'Dekampera' while it is pinkish white for 'Delianne'. When grown with precise day length control, 'Dekampera' belongs to response group 3 (6.5 weeks) while 'Delianne' belongs to response group 6 (8 weeks).

Description:

PLANT: pot chrysanthemum, tall, non-bushy type, response group 3 (6.5 weeks) when grown with precise day length control
STEM: green, large stipule

PETIOLE: attitude is moderately upwards, medium length relative to leaf length
LEAF: attitude is moderately upwards, medium length including petiole, narrow to medium width, high length to width ratio, length of terminal lobe relative to leaf length is medium to long, lowest lateral sinus is shallow to medium depth, margins of lowest lateral sinus are diverging, predominant shape of base is rounded, weak glossiness on upper side, medium green on upper side, few to medium number of indentations of margin, shallow indentations of margin

INFLORESCENCE: cylindrical form, narrow at widest point, medium angle between primary lateral shoot and stem, attitude of lateral flower heads is semi-upright
FLOWER BUD: outer side is light yellow (RHS 4D) just before opening
FLOWER HEAD: medium number per stem, double, medium diameter in non-disbudded plants, medium to high height in non-disbudded plants, short to medium length of peduncle, medium to dense ray florets
RAY FLORET: quilled type, ribbed on upper surface, very long corolla tube, profile of corolla tube is oblate, longitudinal axis has weak incurving along distal half, medium length, very narrow to narrow, very high length to width ratio, dentate tip, inner and outer sides are white (RHS NN155C), colour of outer side of ray floret from inner row is yellow green (RHS 2D)

Origin & Breeding History: 'Dekampera' was bred and developed by the breeder, Cornelis W. Dekker, in Hensbroek, Netherlands, as part of a planned breeding program. It originated from a hybrid cross conducted in April 2008 between the proprietary seedling designated '41209' as the female parent, and the proprietary seedling designated '06.55556.02' as the male parent. 'Dekampera' was selected from the resultant progeny in November 2008 based on its numerous flower heads per stem, good plant vigour, and good flowering response time. Asexual reproduction of 'Dekampera' was first conducted in December 2008.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Dekampera' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2010/2831, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office in Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the National Institute of Agricultural Botany in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2011. Colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Dekampera' with reference variety 'Delianne'

Colour of inner side of ray floret (RHS)

Response group (weeks)

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Chrysanthemum: 'Dekampera'