Dati

Dahlia

Variety Description

Description:

PLANT: semi-spreading growth habit, very short to short height, green stem colour

LEAF: predominantly simple, absent or weak wing, short, very narrow to narrow, high to very high length to width ratio, dark green, weak glossiness, weakly rugose, raised veins, ovate shape, obtuse base, few to medium number of medium to deep incisions on margin

PEDUNCLE: very short to short, green tinged with brownish red or purple

FLOWER HEAD: at same level as foliage, horizontal attitude, daisy-eyed double, no collar segments, small diameter, very short to short height, many ray florets
RAY FLORET: short, medium to broad width, low length to width ratio, ribbed upper surface, weakly concave in cross section at mid point, flat in cross section at 3/4 point from base, no margin rolling, reflexing longitudinal axis, curved at distal quarter, medium curvature, absent or very weak twisting, rounded apex, red on inner side (more intense than RHS 53A), similar colour on outer side.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Dati' originated from a cross made in 2001 at Odense, Denmark. The female parent was a proprietary selection designated 01.144Q and the male parent was the variety 'Daen'. The breeder selected the new variety from the progeny of this cross on the basis of compact form and free flowering habit.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Dati' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2006/0524, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office in Angers, France. The trials were conducted by The National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) in Cambridge, United Kingdom, in 2007. Colour determinations were made using the 1986 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

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Dahlia: 'Dati'

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Dahlia: 'Dati'