Chrysanthemum plant named `Sarasota`

Abstract

A Chrysanthemum plant named Sarasota particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; anemone capitulum type; light red-purple ray floret color with a dark red-purple anemone cushion; diameter across face of capitulum of 57 to 64 mm when fully opened, when grown as a single stem spray cut mum; flowering response is 52 to 58 days after start of short days; plant height is 71 to 81 cm when grown with 18 long days prior to start of short days; peduncle length of the first lateral at flowering after removing the apical bud is 5 to 8 cm; peduncle length of the fourth lateral at flowering is 8 to 13 cm; and recommended as a spray cut mum.

What is claimed is: 
     
       1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named Sarasota, as described and illustrated.