Inostyelow

Osteospermum

Variety Description

Description:

PLANT: semi-upright growth habit, short to medium height

LEAF: medium length, narrow to medium width, very shallow to shallow margin indentations, no variegation, medium green

YOUNG FLOWER HEAD: yellow (RHS 12A) to yellow orange (RHS 14B) ray floret
FLOWER HEAD: no paracorolla, few to medium number of ray florets, small to medium diameter
RAY FLORET: short to medium length, medium width, low length to width ratio, acute apex, no inward rolling of longitudinal margins on all flower heads, absent to very narrow ring at base, yellow (RHS 12A) to yellow orange (RHS 14B) ring; basal, middle and apical part yellow orange (RHS 14A); absent or very weak conspicuousness of longitudinal stripes, tip same colour as apical part, lower side is yellow with brown stripe
DISC: daisy type, medium diameter, yellow green

Origin & Breeding History: 'Inostyelow' originated from a controlled cross conducted by the breeder Silvia Hofmann, an employee of InnovaPlant GmbH & Co. KG. The cross was made between female parent variety 'Voltage Yellow' and proprietary male parent variety 'O 09 17-1' in August 2008 in Heidesheim, Germany. From the resulting progeny, a single plant was selected in March 2009 based on compact plant growth habit, branching characteristics, flower colour and early, continuous flowering. Asexual reproduction of 'Inostyelow' was first conducted by vegetative cuttings in April 2009 in Gensingen, Germany.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'Inostyelow' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2015/1963, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office, in Angers, France. The trial was conducted by the Bundessortenamt, in Hannover, Germany, in 2016. The colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

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Osteospermum: 'Inostyelow'