Commercial Floriculture: Cultivars

Cultivars

Cultivars

More than 15000 cultivars are listed in Japan alone.
The National Chrysanthemum Society of Britain lists over 6000 cultivars.
In India also more than 500 cultivars.

Spray Types

White : Super white, White spider

Yellow : Sunbeam, Super yellow

Pink : Blue Marble, Blue Winner

Pale pink : Pink Marble, Snapper

Red : Red Fandango, Red Nero, Red,

Bronze : Bronze Nero, Tuneful

Light bronze : Apricot Marble, Orange Aglow

Purple : Fandango, Flamenco

Salmon : Coral Marble

Standard Type

White : Giant Indianapolis White, Snow Ball

Yellow : Bright Golden Anne, Chandrama

Pink : Cassandra, Deep Champagne

Red : Red Anne

Bronze : Resilient, Alfred Wilson

Light bronze : Gay Anne

Purple : Purple Anne

Small-Flowered for POT Culture

White : Mercury, Honeycomb

Yellow : Aparajita,

Mauve : Megami

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Small-Flowered for CUT-Cultur

Yellow : Sujata

Mauve : Nilima

Small-Flowered for Garland

White : Birbal Sahni, Sharad Shobha

Yellow : Basanti

VARIETIES DEVELOPED AT NBRI, LUCKNOW

1. Ajina Purple:

It is a regular incurve type of chrysanthemum with very large flowers.
Ray florets are narrow to broad.
Florets are very smoothly incurved in a pattern to form a perfect ball.
Disc is not visible.

2. Snowball:

It is a regular incurve type of chrysanthemum with very large flowers.
Ray florets of this variety are narrow to broad.
Florets are very smoothly incurved in a pattern to form a perfect ball.
Disc is not visible.

3. Potomac :

It is a single large flowered type of variety.
Ray florets of this variety are long, elongated and strap like.
Number of whorl of florets restricted up to four.
The disc is conspicuously visible.

4. M-24 :

It is a large flowering variety of spoon type.
Ray florets of this variety are tubular with spatula like open tips.
The size of open portion varies.
Disc visible.

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5. Agnishikha :

It is a gamma ray induced new mutant.
It is a small flowering variety of decorative type producing erythrite red flowers.
Ray florets are strap-like.
Number of whorls of ray florets is more than five.
Disc is not visible due to developed ray florets.

6. Batik :

It is a gamma ray induced new mutant, which unique colour combination of yellow stripes on red background

7. Harvest Home:

It is a small flowered variety of stellate type.
Ray florets of this variety are strap-like but both the side of ray florets are reflexed downward.
Florets may not be twisted.
Disc flat with short florets.

8. Gypsy Queen :

It is a large flowering variety of spider type.
The ray florets are tubular and elongated with tips open or closed.
Tips may be open or closed but in either case they are coiled or hooked.
The rays may either fall or spread.

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9. Navneet Yellow :

It is a gamma ray induced new mutant, which produces yellow flower heads.

10. NBRI Indiana:

It is a small flowered, yellow, pompon type, suitable for mini and pot culture.
It is also a very good cut flower and garland variety.
It has been developed by crossing `Little Darling' (orange) as female and `Nanako' (yellow) as male parents

11. Gamit :

It is a large flowering variety of reflexed type.
Ray florets of this variety are narrow to broad.
Ray florets bent backward and downward.
Inner florets remain incurved at the early stage concealing the disc florets of the bloom.
Outer florets turn outward from the central tuft.
Blooms look globular but may be somewhat flattened.
Average bloom size 15-20cm.

12. Nanako :

It is a small flowered variety of pompon type.
Ray florets of this variety are short, broad and very systematically and uniformly arranged .
Width and breath almost equal.
Ray give florets may be incurved or reflexed.
Disc is normally covered or inconspicuously open.

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13. Gauri :

It is small flowered variety producing white flower yellow heads in the centre.
A gamma ray induced new mutant of this variety has also been developed which produces yellow colour flowers.

14. Rosa :

It is a small flowering variety of anemone type.
Disc florets of the flowers are well developed and prominent.
Ray florets may be flat, twisted and quilled.

15. Shabnam :

It is a small flowering variety of decorative type.
The disc is not visible due to developed ray florets.
Ray florets regular or irregularly reflexed .

16. Taruni :

It is a large flowered variety of reflex incurve.
Ray florets of the flowers are narrow to broad.
Ray florets bent backward and downward.
Inner florets remain incurved at the early stage concealing the disc florets of the bloom.
Outer florets turn outward away from the central tuft.
Blooms look globular but may be somewhat flattened.
Average bloom size 15-20cm.

17. Pournima :

It is a large flower pompon type producing white flowers.
Ray florets of the flowers are short, broad and very systematically and uniformly arranged to give bloom a contact hemispherical shape.
Width and breath almost equal.
Ray give florets may be incurved or reflexed.
Disc normally covered or inconspicuously open.

The Floriculture Division of NBRI has recently developed four new varieties of chrysanthemum through selective crossing and seedling collection. These varieties, are being released as `NBRI Golden Jubilee Year Varieties

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1. NBRI KUSUM

It is a small flowered, yellow open disc, single Korean type chrysanthemum good for pot culture.
It is a bushy compact with profuse blooming habit in late November. The plant habit and shape is most attractive for exhibition.
Plant height – 45 to 50 cm, 255 flower heads/plant, 22 flowers/stem, 42 florets/flower head, floret length 2.1 cm, floret width 0.40 cm, flower head diameter 4.2 cm, floret colour bright yellow [09/A (Fan1)].
It has been developed by crossing `Haldighati' (yellow) as female and `Sharad Kanti' (yellow) as male parents.

2. NBRI LITTLE DARLING

It is a small flowered, terracotta pompon type mini chrysanthemum.
It requires neither `Pinching' nor `Staking'.
It is a unique genetic strain with dwarf, bushy, compact round shape, profuse blooming habit in early December.
The plant habit and shape is most attractive for `mini culture'.
It has been developed by crossing `White Charm' (white) as female and `Jubilee' (bronze) as male parents

3. NBRI MINI JESSIE

It is a small flowered, cineraria type mini chrysanthemum.
It requires neither `Pinching' not `Staking'. It is a unique genetic strain with dwarf, bushy, compact round shape, profuse blooming habit in early December.
The plant habit and shape is most attractive for `mini culture'.
It has been developed by crossing `Cameo' (pink) as female and `Jessie' (purple) as male parents.

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IIHR VARIETIES:

1.Indira: