KLEOE14232

Osteospermum

Variety Description

Description:

PLANT: semi-upright growth habit, tall to very tall

LEAF: short to medium length, medium width, absent or very shallow depth of indentation of margin, no variegation, medium green upper side

YOUNG FLOWER HEAD: yellow (RHS 12A) inner side of ray floret
FLOWER HEAD: no paracorolla, medium number of ray florets, medium diameter, inward rolling of longitudinal margins of ray florets absent on all flower heads
RAY FLORET: short to medium length, medium width, low ratio of length to width, obtuse apex
RAY FLORET (INNER SIDE): yellow (RHS 8A) basal part, yellow (RHS 9B) middle part, yellow (RHS 7A) apical part, yellow (RHS 7A) tip, absent or very weak conspicuousness of longitudinal stripes
RAY FLORET (OUTER SIDE): yellow with brown stripe colour group
DISC: anemone type, very large diameter
DISC FLORET: predominantly petaloid shaped
PETALOID DISC FLORET: yellow (RHS 12A) inner side

Origin & Breeding History: 'KLEOE14232' was bred and developed by the breeder, Silke Wagener, in Stuttgart, Germany. It originated from a controlled cross conducted during the summer of 2010, in Nairobi, Kenya, between the selection designated 'OE 2009 0989', as the female parent, and the selection designated 'OE 2009 0815', as the male parent. From the resulting progeny, seedlings were selected in May 2011, in Stuttgart, Germany, for their branching habit, leaf quality, and flower size, colour and shape. These seedlings were evaluated in greenhouse trials in Stuttgart, in the spring of 2012, 2013 and 2014, and assessed using prior selection criteria, as well as, plant vigour, disease resistance, and time of flowering. In May 2014, in Stuttgart, Germany, 'KLEOE14232' was selected for commercialization.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'KLEOE14232' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2015/1631, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office in Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the Bundessortenamt under reference number OST 677 in Hannover, Germany, in 2016. The colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

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Osteospermum: 'KLEOE14232'