University of Minnesota

Richard E Widmer

Neil O Anderson

Peter David Ascher

A new variety of Dendranthema grandiflora (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) for the outdoor garden and for spring flowering greenhouse pot plant culture, characterized by long-lasting blooms which are also early opening, 3.5 cm in diameter, full pompon, white with light yellow center, and resistant to pinking at lower temperatures, on plants of an informally mounded plant habit with small to medium sized leaves on stiff stems.

Chrysanthemum plant named Snowsota

A new variety of Dendranthema grandiflora (Chrysanthemum morifolium Ramat.) for the outdoor garden and for spring flowering greenhouse pot plant culture, characterized by flowers which are early opening, rich dark-red in color, slow fading, fully double, flat decorative, and 7.5-9 cm in diameter in an open spray formation. This plant is unique within its color range for earliness, size of bloom and color retention.

Chrysanthemum plant named Maroon Pride

A Chrysanthemum plant having flat capitulum form; composite, semi-double decorative flowers; creamy white ray florets; height of approximately 27 cm. in a four inch greenhouse plant and approximately 20.8 cm. as an outdoor garden plant; uniform three week photoperiodic flowering response to short days; being day neutral and insensitive to heat delay and capable of flowering year around under any photoperiodic conditions.

Chrysanthemum plant-day Neutral

A new and distinct cultivar of chrysanthemum of the outdoor garden and greenhouse pot plant type characterized by its dark red, medium sized blooms of decorative flower form which appear in an open spray formation, its ability to be flowered the year around with uniform 6-week response under photoperiod control, and by its excellent performance as a spring, summer and fall potted plant and as a natural season garden flower.

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Saint Paul, MN, United States of America

Richard E Widmer