Abstract
Three new Chrysanthemum xhybrida, garden chrysanthemum cultivars: Red Daisy, White Daisy, and Coral Daisy, are the first in the Mammoth™ series that are advanced interspecific hybrids derived from an open-pollinated cross between hexaploid C. weyrichii (Maxim.) Tzvelv. x C. xgrandiflora Tzvelv. These cultivars are backcross or inbred derivatives of the original interspecific F1 hybrids. All three cultivars are U.S. Department of Agriculture Z3b (-34.4°C to -37.2°C) winter-hardy herbaceous perennials exhibiting a shrub habit with the cushion phenotype. Additional traits exhibited by these three cultivars are butterfly attractants, frost tolerance of the flowers, and genetic 'self-pinching.' These Mammoth™ cultivars are clonally propagated, virus indexed, protected by U.S. Plant Patents and Canadian Plant Breeder's Rights, and are available from the North American exclusive licensee Ball Seed Company.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 648-654 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | HortScience |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2008 |
Bibliographical note
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Keywords
- Asteraceae
- Breeding
- Chrysanthemum
- Dendranthema
- Herbaceous perennials
- Interspecific hybrids