Santa Cruz™ Red Bicolor Chrysanthemum

Santa Cruz™ Red Bicolor is a daisy-flowered pot chrysanthemum with red to dark purple-red petals and contrasting yellow markings. The current Syngenta catalog lists this named cultivar as a daisy bicolor with medium-to-small flowers and an eight-week response time, making it suited to seasonal container displays. ## Flowers and form The [Syngenta 2026 Pot Mums & Fleurettes catalog](https://online.flippingbook.com/view/96835703/) lists Santa Cruz Red Bicolor under product code 70018715. Its [Canadian Food Inspection Agency cultivar record](https://active.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/pbrpov/cropreport/chr/app00007605e.shtml) identifies the selection as Yosanta Cruz and describes a bushy, semi-upright plant with single daisy flower heads; the ray florets are red to dark purple-red, with yellow at the tips and a small yellow band near the base. The live catalog name and product code are retained as the selection identity. ## Display Grow it as a flowering seasonal accent in a pot or planter. The breeder’s catalog classifies it as a pot mum and describes tall vigor; that is a production classification, not a measured garden height. The [Syngenta pot mum culture guide](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/ams/sites/g/files/kgtney2381/files/media/document/2024/07/10/culture_vegetative_pot_mum.pdf) explains the controlled dark periods used to schedule flowering in production, which does not establish a natural outdoor bloom season or hardiness zone for this cultivar. ## Maintenance Give the flowering container bright light, water when the medium begins to dry, and let excess water drain freely. Remove fading flower heads for a tidier display. Use it as a seasonal potted accent unless a local growing trial supports a longer-term landscape role.