Chrysanthemum plant named Red Cumbia

Abstract

A Chrysanthemum plant named Red Cumbia particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; daisy capitulum type; dark red ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 95 to 108 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 52 to 56 days after start of short days; flowering response in Bogota, Colombia is 70 to 77 days; plant height is 84 to 104 cm when grown in Salinas with 3 to 11 long days prior to start of short days; height is 99 to 112 cm when grown in Bogota with 7 long days prior to start of short days; peduncle length of the first lateral at flowering after removing the apical bud and without growth regulator applications is 5 to 18 cm when grown in Salinas, and 15 to 18 cm when grown in Bogota; peduncle length of the fourth lateral at flowering is 13 to 23 cm when grown in Salinas, and 20 to 23 cm when grown in Bogota; many of the ray floret tips are double indented, with the cross section of the petal tips strongly convex; large, very attractive and deeply lobed and strongly serrated foliage; and excellent tolerance to low night temperatures for bud initiation and flower development.

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