2018 ASHS Annual Conference
A New Landscaping Garden Chrysanthemum Cultivar ‘Cushion Ball’ with Bicolor Petals, Spreading Type and Decorative Flower
A New Landscaping Garden Chrysanthemum Cultivar ‘Cushion Ball’ with Bicolor Petals, Spreading Type and Decorative Flower
Thursday, August 2, 2018
International Ballroom East/Center (Washington Hilton)
Abstract. The garden chrysanthemum is one of the most beloved flowers in Korea. It has become increasingly being sold as pot and landscaping plants in Korea. The objective of the breeding of garden mum is to make a spreading type that can be planted on landscape area with a short plant height. ‘Cushion Ball' is the newest garden chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum) releases from the Flower Research Institute in Chungcheongnam-do ARES. ‘Cushion Ball' is the result of a cross pollination between ‘09-04-73’ and ‘09-78-10’. The characteristics were investigated from 2014 to 2016 for the evaluation and selection of this variety in natural culture condition. It is a vigorous and uniform plant that usually begins blooming in the early of October. It has decorative type flowers, bicolor with white and yellow color petals and plant shape of spreading type. The diameter of flower is 6.3cm, the plant height is 15.5cm, and the number of flowers is 685. These were checked local adaptability about the characteristics of growth and flowering at Yesan-gun and Suwon city.
Abstract. The garden chrysanthemum is one of the most beloved flowers in Korea. It has become increasingly being sold as pot and landscaping plants in Korea. The objective of the breeding of garden mum is to make a spreading type that can be planted on landscape area with a short plant height. ‘Cushion Ball' is the newest garden chrysanthemum (Dendranthema grandiflorum) releases from the Flower Research Institute in Chungcheongnam-do ARES. ‘Cushion Ball' is the result of a cross pollination between ‘09-04-73’ and ‘09-78-10’. The characteristics were investigated from 2014 to 2016 for the evaluation and selection of this variety in natural culture condition. It is a vigorous and uniform plant that usually begins blooming in the early of October. It has decorative type flowers, bicolor with white and yellow color petals and plant shape of spreading type. The diameter of flower is 6.3cm, the plant height is 15.5cm, and the number of flowers is 685. These were checked local adaptability about the characteristics of growth and flowering at Yesan-gun and Suwon city.