this new variety of chrysanthemum is of the botanical classification chrysanthemum morifolium l . the observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown in april / may in a greenhouse in rijsenhout holland in a photo - periodic controlled crop under conditions generally used in commercial practice . the greenhouse temperatures during this crop were at day - time between 18 ° c . and 25 ° c . and at night 20 ° c . after a long day period of 14 days the photo - periodic response time in this crop was 52 days . after the long day period to flowering growth retardants were applied 2 to 3 times in an average dose of 2 . 5 gram / liter water . no tests were done on disease or insect resistance or susceptibility . no tests were done on cold or drought resistance . this new variety produces medium sized blooms with dark salmon ray - florets and blooming on the plant for 5 weeks . this new variety of chrysanthemum has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics throughout successive propagations however the phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as light intensity and temperature . to show the phenotype as described ‘ sizzleness salmon ’ can be planted without assimilation lightning ( high pressure sodium lamps ) between week 1 and week 35 year under greenhouse conditions in holland . with assimilation light ( minimum level 2500 lux ) it can be planted year round under greenhouse conditions in holland . from the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivars in comparison to ‘ sizzleness salmon ’ is the parent ‘ sizzleness ’ and the sports ‘ sizzleness pink ’ ( u . s . plant pat . no . 15 , 504 ) and ‘ sizzleness purple ’ ( u . s . plant patent application ser . no . 10 / 979 , 246 ). when ‘ sizzleness salmon ’, ‘ sizzleness pink ’, ‘ sizzleness purple ’ and the parent ‘ sizzleness ’ are being compared the following differences and similarities are noticed : the difference of ‘ sizzleness ’ and its sports ‘ sizzleness salmon ’, ‘ sizzleness pink ’ and ‘ sizzleness purple ’ is ( 1 ) color ray florets . the color is for ‘ sizzleness ’ purple and cream , while it is dark salmon for ‘ sizzleness salmon ’, dark pink for ‘ sizzleness pink ’ and purple for ‘ sizzleness purple ’. for which characteristic ‘ sizzleness salmon ’ has been selected from the original ‘ sizzleness ’. all other characteristics of ‘ sizzleness ’ and ‘ sizzleness salmon ’ are similar . the following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish ‘ sizzleness salmon ’ as a new and distinct variety . the color designations are taken from the plant itself . accordingly , any discrepancies between the color designations and the colors depicted in the photographs are due to photographic tolerances . the color chart used in this description is : the royal horticultural society colour chart , edition 1995 .
a chrysanthemum plant named ‘ sizzleness salmon ’ characterized by its medium size decorative infloresences with elongated quilled dark salmon ray - florets , with a response time of 52 days .