Chrysanthemum plant

Abstract

A chrysanthemum plant known by the cultivar name Sequoia and particularly characterized as to uniqueness by the combined characteristics of flat capitulum form, decorative capitulum type; red bronze ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum ranging from 100 to 125 mm. at maturity; uniform 10 week photoperiodic flowering response to short days; medium plant height when grown as a pinched, disbudded pot; spreading branching pattern, and having a photosynthetic efficiency sufficient to produce strong plants under low, winter light regimes with 14 to 16 hour continuous dark periods.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum morifolium, Ramat., plant known by the cultivar name of Sequoia, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized as to uniqueness by the combined characteristics of flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type; red bronze ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum ranging from 100 to 125 mm. at maturity; uniform 10 week flowering response; medium plant height; spreading branching pattern, and by its photosynthetic efficiency, producing strong plants under low winter light regimes with 14 to 16 hour continuous dark periods.