Centennial Sun Garden Chrysanthemum Introduction

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R. E. Widmer, P. D. Ascher and M. C. Stuart

Centennial Sun

A bright array of color and unusual resistance to ad-verse weather make this cultivar worthy of introduc-tion for 1985, in honor of the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station's 100th anniversary. Centennial Sun is the 65th garden chrysanthemum to be released by the University of Minnesota's Department of Horti-cultural Science and Landscape Architecture.

Centennial Sun (79-41-12) produces a prolific canopy of 1 _ inch, fully double, bright golden yellow, formal, decorative flowers on uniform mounded plants 16-18 inches high and 25-28 inches wide. Flowering begins by the last week of August in the St. Paul area and is only slightly delayed by unfavorable weather. Flowers look fresh and bright until killed by frost, and have slight frost resistance. The stiff-willowy stems are clothed in clean, dark green leaves. This cultivar is less stocky and a week earlier to flower than Sassy . Parents are Chiquita's Rival and Gianna D'Angelo. Centennial Sun adapts well to spring flow-ering in pots with either short or natural photoperiod treatment.

This cultivar is equally satisfactory for cut flower purposes and in the flower border.

Disease detection tests of original stock plants were conducted by F. L. Pfleger and R. J. Zeyen of the De-partment of Plant Pathology.

Cultural information can be found in extension fact sheet FS-7068, Garden Chrysanthemums, available from the Extension Store, Room 20 Coffey Hall, 1420 Eckles Ave., University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108.

Popular University of Minnesota Chrysanthemum Cultivars
Variety* Flower color Description Plant
height** Time of bloom***
(Twin Cities Area)
Autumn Fire Burnt orange 31/2" decorative Tall Midseason
Centerpiece Rose-lavender, gold centers 4" quill Tall Early to midseason
Cream Top White, yellow centers 3" decorative, frost resistant Tall Midseason
Dr. Longley Bright rose pink 3" flat. decorative Medium Early to midseason
Gold Country Peachy bronze to golden yellow 4" double, decorative Tall Midseason
Golden Jubilee Deep gold 3" decorative Medium Early
Golden Star Rich deep yellow 3 1/2" single spoon Medium Early
Goldstrike Golden yellow 2" pompon Medium Early
Lindy Lavender pink 4 1/2" quilled incurve Tall Midseason
Mellow Moon Cream 4 1/2" semi-incurved decorative Medium Midseason
Minn-Autumn Reddish bronze 2 1/2" formal decorative Low Midseason
Minnglow Light lemon yellow 2 1/4" decorative Low Midseason
Minngopher Crimson red 2 1/4" decorative Low Late
Minnpink Rose pink 1 1/2"flat,decorative Low Early
Minnqueen Bright rose pink 3" decorative Low-medium Midseason
Minnrose Deep rose pink 1 1/2"pompon Low Midseason
Minnruby Ruby red 2 1/4" decorative Low Midseason
Minnwhite White 2" decorative Low Early
Minnyellow Rich lemon yellow 2" decorative Low Late
Princess Old rose and gold 2" semi-carnation Medium Early
Royal Knight Burgundy, silver underside 3 1/2" reflexed decorative Tall Midseason
Royal Pomp Bright purple 2" pompon-spicy fragrance Medium Midseason
Sunny Glow Orange gold 2 1/2" decorative Tall Early
Superior Bronze orange 3" decorative Tall Midseason
Vulcan Dark red 2 1/2"flat, decorative Medium Early
Wayzata Bright yellow 3" flat, decorative Tall Early
Wendy Ann Fawn yellow 4" semi-spoon Medium Early
Yellow Glow Rich yellow 2 3/4" decorative Tall Midseason
Zonta Apricot bronze 2 1/2" pompon Medium Midseason
* Names beginning with Minn indicate cushion habit of growth
** Low, up to 12 inches; medium, 12-18 inches; tall, over 18 inches. These measurements refer to first-year plants properly spaced and grown in full sun.
*** Early, starts blooming before September 1; midseason, September 1-15; late, September 15 on.

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