<i>Chrysanthemum </i>plant named ‘DLFALLI5’

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named DLFALLI5, characterized by its upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; uniform and freely flowering habit; strong upright flowering stems with numerous inflorescences; pompom-type inflorescences with yellow green-colored ray florets; relative tolerance to low production temperatures.

Claims

1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named DLFALLI5 as illustrated and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Chrysanthemum plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type.

(2) The photograph on the first sheet (FIG. 1 of 2) comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering stem of DLFALLI5 grown as a spray-type cut flower.

(3) The photograph on the second sheet (FIG. 2 of 2) is a close-up view of lower (top of the photographic sheet) and upper (bottom of the photographic sheet) surfaces of typical inflorescences (left) and leaves (right).

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(4) The aforementioned photographs and following observations and measurements describe plants grown during the winter in ground beds in a glass-covered greenhouse in Maasdijk, The Netherlands and under cultural practices typical of commercial cut Chrysanthemum production. Plants were initially given long day/short night treatments followed by short day/long night treatments to induce flower initiation and development. During the production of the plants, day temperatures ranged from 18 C. to 25 C., night temperatures ranged from 2 C. to 20 C. and light levels averaged 8 klux. Plants were grown as single-stem spray-type plants and were nine weeks old when the photographs and the description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification: Chrysanthemum X morifolium DLFALLI5. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.Proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum x morifolium identified as code number DB 10061, not patented. Male, or pollen, parent.Proprietary selection of Chrysanthemum x morifolium identified as code number DB 49880, not patented. Propagation: Type.Terminal vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer.About six days at temperatures about 24 C. Time to initiate roots, winter.About eight days at temperatures about 22 C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.About twelve days at temperatures about 24 C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.About two weeks at temperatures about 22 C. Root description.Fine, fibrous; typically creamy white in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizers, substrate temperature and physiological age of roots. Rooting habit.Freely branching, medium density. Plant description: Plant and growth habit.Herbaceous decorative-type cut flower that is typically grown as a single stem spray-type; upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate. Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plane.About 77.8 cm. Plant height, soil level to top of inflorescence plane.About 81.5 cm. Plant (spray) diameter.About 19.9 cm. Flowering stem length.About 73.7 cm. Flowering stem diameter.About 5 mm. Flowering stem internode length.About 2.8 cm. Flowering stem strength.Strong. Flowering stem aspect.Erect. Flowering stem texture and luster.Sparsely pubescent; slightly glossy. Flowering stem color, developing.Close to 144B. Flowering stem color, developed.Close to 146D tinged with close to 148A; at the internodes, close to 146D. Leaf description.Arrangement: Alternate; simple. Length: About 11.2 cm. Width: About 7.6 cm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Short apiculate. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Palmately lobed, coarsely serrate to crenate; sinuses parallel to convergent and medium in depth. Texture and luster, upper surface: Moderately pubescent, not rugose; moderately velvety; very slightly glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface: Moderately pubescent, prominent venation; slightly velvety; matte. Venation pattern: Pinnate, reticulate. Color: Developing leaves, upper surface: Close 137B. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 138B. Fully developed leaves, upper surface: Close to between NN137A and 147A; venation, close to 146B. Fully developed leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 146C. Petioles: Length: About 1.8 cm. Diameter: About 2.5 mm by 3 mm. Strength: Moderately strong. Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Moderately pubescent; slightly glossy. Color, upper surface: Close to 148B; edges, close to 137A. Color, lower surface: Close to 147C; edges, close to 137B. Stipules: Quantity and appearance: Two leafy stipules, opposite, at the petiole attachment to the stem. Length: About 8 mm. Width: About 8 mm. Shape: Broadly obovate to flabellate. Texture and luster, upper surface: Moderately pubescent, not rugose; moderately velvety; very slightly glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface: Moderately pubescent, prominent venation; slightly velvety; matte. Color, upper surface: Close to between NN137A and 147A. Color, lower surface: Close to 147B. Inflorescence description: Appearance.Decorative inflorescence form with oblanceolate-shaped ray florets and tubular disc florets (disc florets are inconspicuous); inflorescences borne perpendicular to peduncles and face mostly upright to slightly outwardly; ray and disc florets develop acropetally on a capitulum. Fragrance.Faintly fragrant; typical of Chrysanthemums. Flowering response.Under natural conditions, plant flower in the autumn/winter in the Northern Hemisphere; at other times of the year, inflorescence initiation and development can be induced under short day/long night conditions (at least 13.5 hours of darkness); uniform flowering habit and short response time, plants exposed to two weeks of long day/short night conditions after planting followed by photoinductive short day/long night conditions flower about 49 days later when grown as a spray-type. Postproduction longevity.Good postproduction longevity; in an interior environment, inflorescences and foliage will maintain good color and substance for about two weeks; inflorescences persistent. Quantity of inflorescences.Freely flowering habit; when grown as a spray-type, about 19 inflorescences develop per flowering stem. Inflorescence size.Diameter: About 3.6 cm. Depth (height): About 2.3 cm. Disc diameter: About 4 mm. Receptacles.Height: About 4 mm. Diameter: About 5.5 mm. Shape: Flattened globular. Color: Close to 145B. Inflorescence buds.Height: About 7 mm. Diameter: About 1.3 cm. Shape: Broad disc-shaped. Texture and luster: Distally, smooth and glabrous; proximally, sparsely pubescent; matte. Color: Close to 137B to 137C; immature ray florets, close to 160B to 160C and between 163B and 163C. Ray florets.Quantity and arrangement: About 160 arranged in about seven whorls. Length: About 1.3 cm; varying between 1.2 cm and 1.4 cm. Width: About 3.5 mm; varying between 0.3 cm and 0.5 cm. Shape: Oblanceolate; moderately to slightly concave and slightly carinate. Apex: Obtuse. Base: Attenuate. Margin: Entire; not undulate. Aspect: Initially upright to about 40 from vertical. Texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; moderately velvety; matte. Texture and luster, lower surface: Smooth, glabrous; slightly velvety; matte. Color: When opening, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 145C. Fully opened, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 144A; venation, close to 144C; color does not change with development. Disc florets.Quantity and arrangement: About nine spirally arranged in about three whorls at the center of the receptacle; disc florets inconspicuous. Length: About 7 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Shape: Lower 85% fused into a tube; upper 15% free. Apex: Narrowly acute. Margin, distally: Entire. Texture and luster, inner and outer surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Color, when opening and fully opened, inner and outer surfaces: Distally, close to N144D and proximally, close to 145C. Involucral bracts.Quantity and arrangement: About 22 arranged in two to three whorls. Length: About 7 mm. Width: About 4 mm. Shape: Ovate. Apex: Obtuse. Base: Cuneate. Margin: Entire. Texture and luster, upper surface: Smooth, glabrous; glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface: Sparsely pubescent; matte. Color, upper surface: Close to between 143A and 144A; margins, translucent and close to 157D and 200A. Color, lower surface: Close to 137B and 137C; margins, translucent and close to 157D and 200A. Peduncles.Length, terminal peduncle: About 6.1 cm. Diameter, terminal peduncle: About 3 mm. Length, third peduncle: About 7.6 cm. Diameter, third peduncle: About 2 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect, terminal peduncle: Mostly upright. Aspect, third peduncle: About 40 from the flowering stem axis. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; moderately glossy. Color: Close to 144A. Reproductive organs.Androecium: Present on disc florets only. Quantity: About five per floret. Filament length: About 2 mm. Filament color: Close to 145C. Anther size: About 0.5 mm by 2 mm. Anther shape: Narrowly oblong. Anther color: Close to 13A. Pollen amount: Scarce. Pollen color: Close to 14A. Gynoecium: Present on both ray and disc florets. Quantity: One per floret. Pistil length: About 6 mm. Style length: About 5 mm. Style color: Close to 145C. Stigma diameter: About 1 mm. Stigma shape: Cleft, decurrent. Stigma color: Close to 153C. Ovary color: Close to 145D. Seeds and fruits.To date, seed and fruit production have not been observed on plants of the new Chrysanthemum. Pathogen & pest resistance: To date, plants of the new Chrysanthemum have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to plants grown under commercial conditions. Temperature tolerance: Plants of the new Chrysanthemum have been observed to tolerate temperatures ranging from about 12 C. to 35 C. and to be suitable for USDA Hardiness Zones 8 to 10.