plant named ‘CIFZ0114’

A new garden type Chrysanthemum plant named ‘CIFZ0114’ particularly distinguished by its medium size plant with round plant habit, a medium size duplex to decorative flower with purple flower color, and a natural season response in mid-October.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Chrysanthemum x morifolium.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Chrysanthemum, botanically known as Chrysanthemum x morifolium, and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘CIFZ0114’.

‘CIFZ0114’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar has medium size plant with round plant habit, a medium size duplex to decorative flower with purple flower color, and a natural season response in mid-October.

‘CIFZ0114’ originated from a cross made in October 2019 in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands. Seeds were sown in June 2020 in Alva, Florida and ‘CIFZ0114’ was selected from the resulting population on Nov. 13, 2020 in Alva, Florida.

The female parent was an unnamed proprietary seedling ‘FB0015’, a purple decorative.

Characteristics of the female parent, compared to ‘CIFZ0114’:

Natural response:
Similar
Similar

Flower size:
Smaller
Larger

Flower color:
Similar
Similar

Flower type:
Less disc florets
More disc florets

Plant size:
Smaller
Larger

Plant habit:
Similar
Similar

Flowering uniformity:
Similar
Similar

The male parent was an unnamed proprietary seedling ‘FB0152’, orangy yellow daisy.

Characteristics of the male parent, compared to

Natural response:
4 weeks slower
4 weeks faster

Flower size:
Larger
Smaller

Flower color:
Purple
Orangey Yellow

Flower type:
Decorative
Daisy

Plant size:
Larger
Smaller

Plant habit:
Similar
Similar

Flowering uniformity:
Similar
Similar

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘CIFZ0114’ was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection in January 2021 in Alva, Florida

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plant initiated in January 2021 and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘CIFZ0114’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.

‘CIFZ0114’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar has not yet been applied for. ‘CIFZ0114’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effective filing date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that may have been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘CIFZ0114’ directly from the inventor.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of these characteristics distinguishes this Chrysanthemum as a new and distinct variety.

The aforementioned photographs: FIG. 1, as well as FIG. 2, were taken on Sep. 6, 2024 both showing a plant from the same blackcloth outdoor trial in Andijk, The Netherlands.

These plants were about 13 weeks of age. One rooted cutting per pot had been planted in a 19 cm pot, not pinched in week 23, 2024 and black clothed from week 29. Plants started flowering the end of August 2024.

The measurements were taken in Andijk, The Netherlands in September 2024 on plants from the same outdoor blackcloth trial.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘CIFZ0114’

AND TWO MOST SIMILAR VARIETIES:

Natural response:
Not quite 1 week 
Not quite 1 week

slower
faster

Flower size:
Larger
Smaller

Flower color:
Similar
Similar

Plant size:
Larger
Smaller

Plant habit:
Similar
Similar

Flower longevity:
More frost tolerant
Less frost tolerant

Flowering uniformity:
Less uniform
More uniform

Natural response:
Similar but faster 
Similar but slower

in the heat
in the heat

Flower size:
Similar
Similar

Flower color:
Similar
Similar

Flower type:
Similar
Similar

Plant size:
Larger
Smaller

Plant habit:
Similar
Similar

Flower longevity:
Less fading
More fading