Chrysanthemum plant named Gitano

Abstract

A Chrysanthemum plant named Gitano particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; bi-colored red-yellow ray floret color, with the base of the ray floret being yellow, and the margins and tip being red; diameter across face of capitulum of 76 to 83 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days of 45 to 52 days when grown in Salinas, Calif., and of 63 to 64 days when grown in Bogota, Colombia; plant height of 81 to 109 cm with 11 to 14 long days after planting rooted cuttings prior to start of short days when grown as a single stem cut mum, with no growth regulator applications when grown in Salinas; when grown in Bogota with 14 long days prior to start of short days plant height is 107 to 130 cm; peduncle length at flowering time of the first lateral after removing the apical bud when grown in Salinas is 5 to 15 cm; peduncle length of the fourth lateral is 10 to 20 cm; when grown in Bogota, peduncle length of the first and fourth lateral is 13 to 18 cm and 20 to 23 cm, respectively; relatively low production of laterals per stem, with 5 to 9 laterals developing when grown in Salinas, and 5 to 6 laterals when grown 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 Gitano, as described and illustrated.