Chrysanthemum plant named Soft Pasion

Abstract

A Chrysanthemum plant named Soft Pasion particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; decorative capitulum type; soft pink ray floret color, with a darker center of the flower; diameter across face of capitulum of 73 to 76 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; photoperiodic flowering response to short days when grown in Salinas, Calif., is 53 to 57 days after start of short days; flowering response in Bogota, Colombia is 65 to 66 days; plant height is 81 to 114 cm when grown in Salinas with 17 to 18 long days prior to start of short days; height is 114 to 137 cm when grown in Bogota with 21 long days prior to start of short days; peduncle length of the first lateral at flowering after removing the apical bud without growth regulator applications is 3 to 8 cm when grown in Salinas, and 3 to 5 cm when grown in Bogota; peduncle length of the fourth lateral at flowering is 8 to 13 cm when grown in Salinas, and 8 to 13 cm when grown in Bogota; and excellent tolerance to minimum low night temperatures of 7° C. for bud initiation and flower development.

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