Chrysanthemum plant named Ocaso

Abstract

A Chrysanthemum plant named Ocaso particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; orange-bronze ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 83 to 89 mm when fully opened; photoperiodic flowering response to short days of 45 to 49 days when grown in Salinas, Calif., and 62 to 65 days when grown in Bogota, Colombia; peduncle length of the first lateral of 15 to 20 cm, and of the fourth lateral of 18 to 23 cm, when grown without growth regulator applications, on open, terminal sprays; plant height of 86 to 102 cm when grown as a single stem spray cut mum in Salinas, Calif. with 6 to 8 long days prior to start of short days; height of 94 to 112 cm when grown in Bogota, Columbia with 14 to 15 long days prior to start of short days; and excellent tolerance to low night temperatures for bud initiation and flower development.

I claim: 
     
       1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named Ocaso, as described and illustrated.