<i>Petunia </i>plant named ‘PEHY0060’

Abstract

A new Petunia plant named ‘PEHY0060’ particularly distinguished by its small to medium sized, yellow with pink margin flowers, medium early flowering and mounding plant habit.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Petunia plant named ‘PEHY0060’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘PEHY0060’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

(2) The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1 a flowering plant of the new variety and in FIG. 2 a close-up of the flowers.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(3) The aforementioned photographs were taken in May 2020 from plants growing indoor in 12 cm pots in Andijk, The Netherlands. These plants were approximately 12 weeks of age.

(4) The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in September 2021 in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands on approximately 12 week old plants that were growing in containers.

(5) Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001.

(6) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘PEHY0060’ AND A SIMILAR VARIETY ‘Indian summer’ (not ‘PEHY0060’ patented) Plant vigor: Medium Strong Flower color: Relatively more Relatively more pink color yellow color Plant habit: Mounding Trailing Plant: Form, growth and habit.—Mounding plant habit. Plant height.—22 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).—25 cm. Plant diameter (width).—Approximately 30 cm. Roots: Number of days to initiate and produce roots.—16 days at about 22° C. Type.—Fine, fibrous, free branching. Color.—RHS N158D. Foliage: Arrangement.—Alternate, simple; sometimes opposite, decussate. Immature leaf, color upper surface.—RHS 137C. Immature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 137D. Mature leaf, color upper surface.—RHS 137A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 137C. Length.—3.0-4.5 cm. Width.—1.5-2.0 cm. Shape.—Ovate. Base shape.—Shortly Attenuate. Apex shape.—Acute. Margin.—Entire. Texture, upper surface.—Densely covered with short hairs. Lower surface.—Densely covered with short hairs. Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 144A. Color of veins, lower surface.—RHS 144A. Petiole color.—RHS 144A. Length.—0.4 cm. Diameter.—0.2 cm. Petiole texture.—Densely covered with short hairs. Stem: Quantity of main branches per plant.—4-5. Color of stem.—RHS 144A. Length of stem.—20 cm. Diameter.—0.3 cm. Length of internodes.—1.5-3.5 cm. Texture.—Dense, mostly glandular short hairs. Color of pedicel.—RHS 144A. Length of pedicel.—2.0 cm. Diameter of pedicel.—0.3 cm. Texture of pedicel.—Densely covered with short hairs. Inflorescence: Type.—Flowers solitary in upper leaf axis. Floret type.—Funnel-shaped; 5 lobed petals; fused at base. Blooming habit.—Medium early flowering in greenhouse, flowering throughout the summer months. Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—Approximately 45. Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About 7 days. Fragrance.—Rather strong smell. Bud (just when opening): Color.—RHS 144D, 29B towards top. Length.—3.2 cm. Width.—0.6 cm. Shape.—Oblong. Immature inflorescence: Flower horizontal diameter.—1.6 cm. Color petals, upper surface.—RHS 14B, RHS 51C towards margin. Color petals, lower surface.—RHS 11B, RHS 29D towards margin veins 144B. Mature flower: Flower horizontal diameter.—6 cm. Flower height (vertical).—2.5-3.5 cm. Color upper surface.—RHS 14B, RHS 50C towards margin. Color lower surface.—RHS 23D. Conspicuousness of veins.—Weak to medium. Apex shape.—Acuminate. Margin.—Entire. Waviness of margin.—Medium. Petal lobation.—Medium. Petal texture, upper surface.—Smooth. Petal texture, lower surface.—Smooth, occasionally a short hair. Corolla tube color outside.—RHS 160A. Corolla tube color inside.—RHS 163A. Conspicuousness of veins in tube.—Medium. Corolla tube length.—2.5 cm. Corolla tube texture, outside.—Rather dense and short glandular hairs. Corolla tube texture, inside.—Glabrous. Calyx: Color of sepal, upper surface.—RHS 137A. Color of sepal, lower surface.—RHS 137B. Length.—1.9 cm. Width.—0.3 cm. Shape.—Ensiform. Apex shape.—Acute. Base.—Fused. Margins.—Entire. Texture, upper surface.—Densely covered with short glandular hairs. Lower surface.—Densely covered with short glandular hairs. Reproductive organs: Pistil.—1. Length.—2.2 cm. Style color.—RHS 145C. Style length.—1.4 cm. Stigma color.—RHS 142B. Stamens.— Quantity per flower.—5. Color of filaments.—RHS 149D. Length filaments.—1.2 cm. Anther color.—RHS 159D. Anther length.—0.2 cm. Anther shape.—Elliptical. Color of pollen.—RHS 158C. Pollen amount.—Medium. Fertility/seed set.—Has not been observed on this hybrid. Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been observed on this hybrid.