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V971-0

Shasta Daisy

Denomination: 'V971-0'
Trade name: Angel
Botanical Name: Leucanthemum ×superbum
Applicant/Holder: University of Sydney
Plant Breeding Institute
Cobbitty, New South Wales
2570
Australia
Agent in Canada: Variety Rights Management
475 County Road 18
R.R. #2
Oxford Station, Ontario
K0G 1T0
Canada
Tel: 613-258-9015
Application Date: 2001-10-09
Application Number: 01-2860
Grant of Rights Date: 2008-02-22
Certificate Number: 3144
Date rights revoked: 2009-07-07

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Thomas Killen'

Summary: 'V971-0' has smaller plants with shorter leaves than 'Thomas Killen'. The flowers of 'V971-0' are smaller in diameter with smaller ray florets and smaller discs than those of 'Thomas Killen'. 'V971-0' has lighter yellow orange disc florets than 'Thomas Killen'.

Description:

'V971-0' is a perennial type Shasta daisy which is propagated vegetatively. The plants have a narrow upright to upright bushy growth habit and moderate degree of branching. The stems are dark green with absent to very sparse pubescence. The leaves are simple type and arranged alternately along the stem. The leaf blade is linear to lanceolate in shape with an acute apex and attenuate base. The leaf blade margin is dentate. The colour of the leaf blade is dark green with no variegation. There is no petiole.

'V971-0' begins flowering early and flowers almost continuously for a long period of time. The flower is a head type inflorescence and located at a terminal position on the stem. The attitude of the flowers is erect. Each flower has a medium number of ray florets, most of which are straight along their longitudinal axis. The ray florets are white and the disc florets are yellow orange.

Origin & Breeding History: 'V971-0' originated from a conventional breeding program which was carried out at The University of Sydney Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty (PBIC), New South Wales, Australia in April of 1997. 'V971-0' resulted from crossing 'DX97.12.4' and 'DX97.12.8' (the parents of 'DX97.12' were 'Sunny' and 'Snow'), two selections from The University of Sydney Shasta Daisy breeding program. F1 seed was planted in 1998 and the F1 plants were transplanted in the field for selection at PBIC. 'V971-0' was selected based on its short flowering stems and anemone type flowers.

Tests & Trials: The test and trial for 'V971-0' was conducted in a polyhouse during the summer of 2005 at Variety Rights Management in Oxford Station, Ontario. The trial included 10 plants of each variety. The plants were grown in 10 cm pots spaced 30 cm apart. All colour characteristics were determined using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) colour chart and measured characteristics were based on ten plant measurements.


Comparison tables for 'V971-0' with reference variety 'Thomas Killen'

Plant height (cm)

  'V971-0' 'Thomas Killen'
mean 21.60 53.50
std. deviation 2.50 4.28

Plant width (cm)

  'V971-0' 'Thomas Killen'
mean 29.90 38.10
std. deviation 3.28 3.67

Leaf blade length (cm)

  'V971-0' 'Thomas Killen'
mean 6.92 9.46
std. deviation 1.31 0.65

Flower diameter (mm)

  'V971-0' 'Thomas Killen'
mean 59.30 87.40
std. deviation 6.96 5.54

Ray floret length (mm)

  'V971-0' 'Thomas Killen'
mean 29.10 38.00
std. deviation 2.18 2.05

Ray floret width (mm)

  'V971-0' 'Thomas Killen'
mean 5.90 9.20
std. deviation 0.57 1.03

Disc diameter (mm)

  'V971-0' 'Thomas Killen'
mean 18.50 25.20
std. deviation 1.43 2.57

Colour of disc

  'V971-0' 'Thomas Killen'
RHS 16A 17A

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V971-0
Shasta Daisy: 'V971-0' (left) with reference variety 'Thomas Killen' (right)

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