natural season flower date september 2 8 blooming for a period of 5 weeks application_number US 31687302 V description this new variety of chrysanthemum is of the botanical classification chrysanthemum morifolium the observations and measurements were gathered from plants grown out door in rijsenhout holland under natural day length and temperature and planted week 22 in 2000 and 2001 the natural blooming date of this crop was september 2 8 week 36 the average height of the plants was 26 cms no growth retardants were used no tests were done on disease or insect resistance or susceptibility no tests were done on cold or drought tolerance this new variety produces medium sized blooms with yellow ray florets blooming for a period of 5 weeks from the cultivars known to inventor the most similar existing cultivar in comparison to u2018 cronus u2019 is u2018 lisa u2019 u s plant pat no 8 992 when u2018 lisa u2019 and u2018 cronus u2019 are being compared the following differences are noticed the differences of u2018 lisa u2019 and u2018 cronus u2019 are 1 flower color u2018 cronus u2019 is darker yellow 2 natural flowering date u2018 cronus u2019 flowers earlier the following is a description of the plant and characteristics that distinguish u2018 cronus u2019 as a new and distinct variety the color designations are taken from the plant itself.