<i>Petunia </i>plant named ‘PEHY0040’

Abstract

A new Petunia plant named PEHY0040 particularly distinguished by its small sized, white flowers, medium to late flowering and a trailing plant habit.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Petunia plant named PEHY0040 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of PEHY0040 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 flower.

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 PEHY0040 AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY PEHY0028 (Not PEHY0040 patented) Flower shape: Flat Cup shaped Flower color: Pure white White, some greenish shade in throat Earliness: Medium to late Late Plant: Form, growth and habit.Semi-trailing plant habit. Plant height.22 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).25 cm. Plant diameter (width).Approximately 40 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 147A. Immature leaf, color lower surface.RHS 147B. Mature leaf, color upper surface.RHS 147A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.RHS 147B. Length.1.6-2.5 cm. Width.1.1-2.0 cm. Shape.Ovate. Base shape.Shortly attenuate. Apex shape.Rounded to acute. Margin.Entire. Texture, upper surface.Densely covered with short hairs. Lower surface.Densely covered with short hairs. Color of veins, upper surface.RHS 144C. Color of veins, lower surface.RHS 146B. Petiole color.RHS 146B. 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 146B. Length of stem.24 cm. Diameter.0.4 cm. Length of internodes.2-3 cm. Texture.Dense, mostly glandular short hairs. Color of pedicel.RHS 146B. Length of pedicel.1.6 cm. Diameter of pedicel.0.2 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 to late 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.Medium strong smell. Bud (just when opening): Color.RHS 149D. Length.2.0 cm. Width.0.4 cm. Shape.Oblong. Immature inflorescence: Flower horizontal diameter.2.8 cm. Color petals, upper surface.Whiter than RHS 155A with veins RHS 145B. Color petals, lower surface.Whiter than RHS 155A with veins RHS 145A. Mature flower: Flower horizontal diameter.4 cm. Flower height (vertical).3 cm. Color upper surface.Whiter than RHS 155A. Color lower surface.Whiter than RHS 155A with veins RHS 145B. Conspicuousness of veins.Medium. Apex shape.Rounded to slightly acuminate. Margin.Entire. Waviness of margin.Hardly any waviness. Petal lobation.Little. Petal texture, upper surface.Smooth. Petal texture, lower surface.Some glandular hairs, more dense on veins. Corolla tube color outside.RHS 145D with stripes RHS 145B. Corolla tube color inside.RHS 145C with longitudinal stripes RHS 145B. Conspicuousness of veins in tube.Rather strong. Corolla tube length.1.8 cm. Corolla tube texture, outside.Rather dense and short glandular hairs. Corolla tube texture, inside.Glabrous. Calyx: Color of sepal, upper surface.RHS 147A. Color of sepal, lower surface.RHS 147B. Length.1.3 cm. Width.0.4-0.7 cm. Shape.Oblanceolate. Apex shape.Rounded. 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.1.9 cm. Style color.RHS 144C. Style length.1.4 cm. Stigma color.RHS 144B. Stamens. Quantity per flower.5. Color of filaments.RHS 145D. Length filaments.1.5 cm. Anther color.RHS 162A. Anther length.0.2 cm. Anther shape.Elliptical. Color of pollen.RHS 196C. Pollen amount.Sparse. Fertility/seed set.Has not been observed on this hybrid. Disease/pest resistance.Has not been observed on this hybrid.