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A Chrysanthemum plant named Daytona particularly characterized by its flat capitulum form; spider capitulum type; light purple ray floret color; diameter across face of capitulum of 18 to 19.5 cm. when grown as a disbud, and 12 to 14 cm. when grown as a spray cut mum; flowering response in various locations in the United States and Canada under normal temperature ranges from 57 to 68 days after start of short days; flowering response in Bogota under minimum 6.3 DEG C. night and maximum 30.9 DEG C. day is 68 days after start of short days; peduncle length of first lateral in the United States and Canada ranges from 8 to 15 cm., the fourth lateral from 13 to 23 cm. on open, terminal sprays; plant height when grown as a single stem cut mum in Parrish, Fla., with 19 to 25 long days prior to start of short days is 119 to 140 cm.; when grown in Bogota, Colombia with 14 long days prior to start of short days is 124 cm.; and good tolerance to low temperatures for bud initiation and flower development.
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