Narrative
Sheep Selection - Characteristics: Young plant anthocyanin: absent. Plant: habit spreading, height medium. Head: formation present, intensity of head formation weak-medium, length medium, diameter small-medium, shape in longitudinal section ovate, main colour of outer leaves green-red, anthocyanin colouration of outer leaves absent. Stem: formation at harvest maturity present, degree of branching medium, presence of anthocyanin present, degree of anthocyanin high, type of anthocyanin distribution spotted and diffused. Leaf: attitude semi erect, length (at harvest maturity) long, width (at harvest maturity) medium-broad, shape spatulate-obovate, colour (excluding midrib) yellow-green (RHS 144A-C), intensity of colour (excluding midrib) medium, glossiness strong, colour of midrib green-red, anthocyanin colouration at harvest maturity absent, blistering absent or very weak-weak, undulation of margin absent or very weak, depth of incisions of margins absent or very weak, type of incisions of margins dentate-serrate. Flower: colour predominately blue (RHS 100A-B), ~5% purple-pink (RHS 76B). Time of harvest maturity: medium-late. Post harvest bolting: ~5%. (Note: all RHS numbers refer to 1988 edition)
Derived from selections out of selected out of 'Grasslands Puna' chicory which was also 'bred' by AgResearch ( then DSIR). Grasslands Puna was derived from selections out of 'common' crop stands in Marlborough, New Zealand.