Petunia plant named ‘SUNMOMOHEART’

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Petunia plant named ‘Sunmomoheart’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; flowers that are white in color with pink-colored heart-shaped pattern; and good garden performance.

Claims

1. A new and distinct Petunia plant named ‘Sunmomoheart’ as illustrated and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Petunia plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the colors of the new Petunia plant.

(2) The photograph at the top of the sheet is a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Sunmomoheart’ grown in a container.

(3) The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Sunmomoheart’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(4) The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown during the late summer in 15-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan and under cultural practices typical of commercial Petunia production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures averaged 23° C. and night temperatures averaged 13° C. Plants were six months old when the photographs and description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification: Petunia×hybrida ‘Sunmomoheart’. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Petunia×hybrida identified as code designation PY-293-1, not patented. Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Petunia×hybrida identified as code designation PY-293-2, not patented. Propagation: Type.—By vegetative terminal cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer and winter.—About one week at temperatures about 15° C. to 20° C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer and winter.—About three weeks at temperatures about 15° C. to 20° C. Root description.—Fibrous; typically white in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type and formulation, substrate temperature and physiological age of roots. Rooting habit.—Freely branching. Plant description: Plant form and growth habit.—Upright and mounding plant habit; freely branching habit with numerous lateral branches developing per plant; pinching enhances lateral branch development; vigorous growth habit. Plant height.—About 20 cm. Plant diameter.—About 55 cm. Lateral branch description: Length.—About 30 cm. Diameter.—About 1.5 mm. Internode length.—About 2.1 cm. Strength.—Strong, flexible. Aspect.—Mostly outwardly. Texture.—Densely pubescent; viscid. Color.—Close to 144A. Leaf description: Arrangement.—Alternate, simple. Length.—About 3.8 cm. Width.—About 2.65 cm. Shape.—Elliptic. Apex.—Broadly acute. Base.—Attenuate. Margin.—Entire. Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Pubescent; viscid. Venation pattern.—Pinnate; reticulate. Color.—Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 138A; venation, close to 144B. Developing and fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 138B; venation, close to 144A. Petioles.—Length: About 2.8 mm. Diameter: About 1.7 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent; viscid. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to 138B. Flower description: Flower arrangement and habit.—Single-type salverform flowers arising from upper leaf axils; freely flowering habit with usually about 131 flowers developing per plant during the flowering season; flowers face mostly upright to outwardly. Fragrance.—None detected. Natural flowering season.—Plants of the new Petunia initiate and develop flowers about seven weeks after planting; long flowering period, flowering commences naturally during the spring and plants flower continuously throughout the summer until late autumn in Japan. Flower longevity.—Individual flowers last about seven to ten days on the plant; flowers not persistent. Flower buds.—Length: About 3.3 cm. Diameter: About 9 mm. Shape: Cylindrical. Color: Close to 145C; towards the apex, close to 68D. Flower diameter.—About 4.4 cm. Flower length (depth).—About 3.65 cm. Flower tube length.—About 2.25 cm. Flower tube diameter, proximally.—About 2.2 mm. Flower tube diameter, distally.—About 8 mm. Corolla.—Quantity and arrangement: Five in a single whorl, fused at the base and opening into a flared trumpet. Petal length from throat: About 1.6 cm. Petal width: About 1.7 cm. Petal shape: Roughly spatulate. Petal apex: Mucronate to truncate. Petal margin: Entire; slightly undulate. Petal texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Throat texture: Pubescent. Tube texture: Pubescent. Color: Petal, when opening, upper surface: Close to NN155B; heart-shaped pattern, close to 68D. Petal, when opening, lower surface: Close to NN155B; heart-shaped pattern, close to 56A. Petal, fully opened, upper surface: Close to NN155B; heart-shaped pattern, close to 63C; venation, close to N144D; color does not change with development. Petal, fully opened, lower surface: Close to NN155D; heart-shaped pattern, close to 62B. Throat: Proximally, close to 145D; distally, close to 150D; venation, close to 145B. Tube: Proximally, close to 145D; distally, close to NN155B to NN155C. Calyx.—Arrangement: One star-shaped calyx tube with five sepals in a single whorl and fused at the base. Sepal length: About 9.5 mm. Sepal width: About 1.7 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate. Sepal apex: Obtuse. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and lower surfaces: Pubescent; viscid. Color, upper surface: Close to 137C. Color, lower surface: Close to 137B. Peduncles.—Length: About 1 cm. Diameter: About 1.1 mm. Strength: Strong, flexible. Aspect: Upright to outwardly. Texture: Pubescent; viscid. Color: Close to 144A. Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity per flower: Five. Filament length: About 1.5 cm. Filament color: Close to 157D. Anther shape: Ellipsoidal. Anther size: About 1.7 mm by 2 mm. Anther color: Close to 4D. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to NN155C. Pistils: Quantity per flower: One. Pistil length: About 2 cm. Style color: Close to 144D. Stigma shape: Transversely ellipsoidal. Stigma color: Close to 144B. Ovary color: Close to 144B. Seeds and fruits: Seed and fruit development have not been observed on plants of the new Petunia. Garden performance: Plants of the new Petunia have been observed to have good garden performance and to tolerate rain, wind and temperatures ranging from about 5° C. to about 35° C. Pathogen & pest resistance: Plants of the new Petunia have not been observed to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Petunia plants.