<i>Petunia </i>plant named ‘PEHY0044’

Abstract

A new Petunia plant named PEHY0044 particularly distinguished by its small sized, purple with white flowers, medium to late flowering and a mounding plant habit

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Petunia plant named PEHY0044 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of PEHY0044 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. 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

(2) The aforementioned photographs were taken in April 2018 from plants growing indoor in 12 cm pots in Andijk, The Netherlands. These plants were approximately 11 weeks of age.

(3) The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in September 2018 in Andijk, The Netherlands on approximately 20 week old plants that were growing in containers.

(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 PEHY0044 AND A SIMILAR VARIETY PEHY0031 (U.S. Plant Pat. PEHY0044 No. 30,180) Plant habit: Mounding Dense and flat growth Flower size and color: Small, purple with Small purple white Plant height: 24 cm 13 cm Plant: Form, growth and habit.Mounding plant habit. Plant height.24 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).27 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 137A. Immature leaf, color lower surface.RHS 147B. Mature leaf, color upper surface.RHS 137A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.RHS 147B. Variegation of the leaf.Absent. Length.2-3.5 cm. Width.1-1.5 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 146C. Color of veins, lower surface.RHS 146C. Petiole color.RHS 146C. Length.0.3 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 146C. Length of stem.21 cm. Diameter.0.3 cm. Length of internodes.1.5-3.0 cm. Texture.Dense, mostly glandular short hairs. Color of pedicel.RHS 146C. Length of pedicel.1.0 cm. Diameter of pedicel.0.2 cm. Texture of pedicel.Densely covered with short hairs. Inflorescence: Floret type.Funnel-shaped; 5 lobed petals; fused at base. Blooming habit.Medium to late flowering in greenhouse, flowering throughout the summer months. Quantity of inflorescences per plant.Approximately 55. Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.About 7 days. Fragrance.Rather strong smell, spicy. Bud (just when opening): Color.RHS 159B at top, RHS 159B with veins RHS 144B towards base. Length.2.3 cm. Width.0.4 cm. Shape.Oblong. Immature inflorescence: Flower horizontal diameter.1.6 cm. Color petals, upper surface.RHS N81A, with stripes RHS 155A and veins RHS 144C. Color petals, lower surface.RHS 82B, with stripes RHS 155A and veins RHS 144B. Mature flower: Flower horizontal diameter.6 cm. Flower height (vertical).2.5-3.5 cm. Color upper surface.RHS N81A, stripes RHS 155A. Color lower surface.RHS 82B, with stripes RHS 155A. Conspicuousness of veins.Medium. Apex shape.Acuminate. Margin.Entire. Waviness of margin.Low. Petal lobation.Little. Petal texture, upper surface.Smooth. Petal texture, lower surface.Smooth, occasionally a short hair. Corolla tube color outside.RHS 83A with veins RHS 187A. Corolla tube color inside.RHS 187A with longitudinal stripes darker than RHS 187A. Conspicuousness of veins in tube.Medium. Corolla tube length.2 cm. Corolla tube texture, outside.Rather dense and short glandular hairs. Corolla tube texture, inside.Glabrous. Calyx: Color of sepal, upper surface.RHS 146A. Color of sepal, lower surface.RHS 146A. Length.1.1 cm. Width.0.4 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, some anthocyanin near style, RHS 187A. Style length.1.5 cm. Stigma color.RHS 145B. Stamens. Quantity per flower 5. Color of filaments.RHS 145D. Length filaments.1.3 cm. Anther color.RHS 188B. Anther length.0.2 cm. Anther shape.Elliptical. Color of pollen.RHS 188D. Pollen amount.Sparse. Fertility/seed set.Has not been observed on this hybrid. Disease/pest resistance.Has not been observed on this hybrid.