<i>Pelargonium </i>plant named ‘PEQZ0078’

Abstract

A new Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0078 particularly distinguished by bright orange colored inflorescences with large semi-double florets, held above dark green foliage, on a mounding plant.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0078 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of PEQZ0078 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

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

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(3) The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands in early June 2020 under natural light. These plants were approximately 16 weeks old and were grown in a 12 cm pots, in a greenhouse trial. The plants shown in the photographs were about 16 weeks old growing in a 12 cm pot in a greenhouse. The photographs were taken in June 2020.

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

(5) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY PEQZ0078 AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY Fisorangtan (U.S. Plant PEQZ0078 Pat. No. 16,891) Pollen color: RHS N172B (greyed RHS 28A (yellow- orange) orange) Peduncle color: RHS 143C (light Between RHS 143C green), coloring with (light-green) and RHS anthocyanins close to RHS 143B (light-green) 183B (greyed purple) Stigma color: RHS 53A (dark red) RHS 43C (salmon-pink) Plant: Form, growth and habit.Upright, outwardly spreading and rounded growth habit. Plant height.16-20.0 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).28-33.0 cm. Plant width.25-34.0 cm. Roots: Number of days to initiate roots.15-18 days at about 22 degrees C. Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.21-23 days at 22 degrees C. Type.Fine, fibrous, free branching. Color.RHS N155B but whiter. Foliage: Variegation.Absent. Immature leaf, color upper surface.Closest to RHS 139A. Immature leaf, lower surface.Closest to RHS 137C. Mature leaf, color upper surface.Closest to RHS 137B. Mature leaf, color lower surface.Closest to RHS 138B. Length.7.5-8.5 cm. Width.7.5-10 cm. Shape.Cordate. Base shape.Cordate. Apex shape.Acute. Margin.Slightly dentate. Texture upper side.Hirsute. Texture lower side.Hirsute. Leaf zonation color.Distinct RHS 187B. Color of veins, upper surface.RHS 137B, largely indistinct. Color of veins, lower surface.RHS 139D, becoming indistinct. Pattern of veining.Palmate. Petiole color.RHS 137C, slightly mottled close to RHS 176A. Petiole length.5.5-7 cm. Diameter of petiole.0.2 cm. Texture.Pilose, hirsute, glandular hairs. Stem: Quantity of branches.5-9. Color of stem.Close to RHS 143B mottled RHS 176A. Length of stem.13-18.0 cm. Diameter.0.5 cm. Length of internodes.1-4 cm. Texture.Sparsely hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs. Peduncle: Color of peduncle.RHS 143C, coloring with anthocyanins close to RHS 183B. Length of peduncle.13-16 cm. Peduncle diameter.0.3-0.5 cm. Texture.Hirsute, glandular hairs. Pedicel: Color of pedicel.RHS 183B. Length of pedicel.2.5-3.5 cm. Diameter of pedicel.0.15-0.2 cm. Texture.Sparsely pilose, glandular hairs. Bud (just before opening): Color.Closest to RHS 33A. Length.0.9-1.5 cm. Width.0.8-0.9 cm. Shape.Elliptical. Inflorescence: Type.Umbel; semi-spherical or nearly semi-spherical. Lastingness of individual flowers.7-9 days at 18 C. temperature. Number of inflorescences per plant.6-12, with 5-12 immature umbels in various stages. Fragrance.None. Umbel diameter.10-12 cm. Umbel depth.8-10 cm. Corolla: Form.Semi-double. Number of petals.7-11. Diameter of flower.4.5-5.5 cm. Depth of flower.1.5-2 cm. Color upper petals, upper surface.RHS N30A, with venation RHS 47B in the centre, fading to RHS 50D at the bottom end. Color upper petals, lower surface.RHS 33A, lower half with venation RHS 45B, fading to RHS 51C at the bottom. Length of upper petals.2.8-3.2 cm. Width of upper petals.2.2-2.6 cm. Color lower petals, upper surface.RHS N30A and a bottom end of RHS 155A with venation RHS 41B. Color lower petals, lower surface.Rim RHS 43A, fading to RHS 43D in center to white RHS 155A on the bottom, with venation RHS 50A. Length of lower petals.2.3-2.5 cm. Width of lower petals.1.9-2.2 cm, petaloids variably smaller. smaller and with variable shape. Petal shape.Obovate to spathulate. Apex shape.Rounded. Margin.Entire. Base.Attenuate. Petal texture.Papillose on both surfaces. Calyx: Number of sepals.5. Color of sepals.RHS 146B mottled with anthocyanins of about RHS 181B. Length of sepals.1-1.4 cm. Width of sepals.0.2-0.4 cm. Sepal shape.Lanceolate to linear. Apex shape.Acute. Margins.Mostly fused. Texture, upper surface.Glabrous. Lower surface.Glandular hairs, hirsute. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium: Pistil.1. Length.0.8-0.9 cm. Style color.RHS 53A. Style length.0.3-0.4 cm. Stigma color.RHS 53A. Ovary color.RHS 178B. Ovary length.0.4-0.5 cm. Ovary diameter.0.2 cm. Androecium: Number of stamens.5-7 with 1-6 staminoids. Color of filaments.RHS N155C, tipped RHS N42D. Length filaments.0.7-0.8 cm. Anther color.RHS 51B. Length of anthers.0.3-0.4 cm. Color of pollen.RHS N172B. Pollen amount.Abundant. Fertility/seed set.Has not been determined to date. Disease/pest resistance.Has not been determined to date.