Chrysanthemum plant named Bronze Melosa

Abstract

A Chrysanthemum plant named Bronze Melosa particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type; light-orange ray floret color with slightly darker center; diameter across face of capitulum of 89 to 102 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days in Salinas under normal temperatures is 47 to 57 days after start of short days; flowering response in Bogota, Colombia, under temperatures of minimum 6.3 degrees Celsius night and maximum 29 degrees Celsius day is 65 to 72 days; plant height, with 6 to 8 long days prior to start of short days ranges from 79 to 91 cm when grown in Salinas as a single stem cut mum with no growth regulator applications; when grown in Bogota, with 14 to 15 long days prior to start of short days, plant height ranges from 99 to 124 cm; peduncle length of the first lateral at flowering after removing the apical bud ranges from 10 to 15 cm when grown in Salinas, and from 13 to 18 cm when grown in Bogota; peduncle length of the fourth lateral ranges from 18 to 20 cm in Salinas, and from 20 to 23 cm in Bogota; and excellent tolerance to low night temperatures for bud initiation and flower development.

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