<i>Pelargonium </i>plant named ‘PEQZ0053’

Abstract

A new Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0053 particularly distinguished by the deep coral colored inflorescences held above the medium-green foliage, very heat and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most extreme summer heat, and exceptional edema tolerance on a well-branched plant habit.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0053 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of PEQZ0053 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

(2) The photographic drawing shows in FIG. 1, 3 flowering plants 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 Gilroy, Calif. in February 2019 under natural light. These plants were approximately 10 weeks old and were grown in 1-quart pots, in a greenhouse trial. The plants shown in the photographs were about 10 weeks old and were taken at the same time the plant patent data was collected.

(4) Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2005.

(5) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY PEQZ0053 AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY PEQZ0011 (U.S. Plant Pat. PEQZ0053 No. 28,488) Floret size: Larger Smaller Leaf color: Medium green Darker green Leaf zone: None Strong Plant: Form, growth and habit.Upright, outwardly spreading, and rounded growth habit, well branched plant. Plant height.25-27.0 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).30-31.0 cm. Plant width.34-36.0 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. Foliage: Immature leaf, color upper surface.Closest to RHS 137A. Immature leaf, lower surface.RHS 137C. Mature leaf, color upper surface.RHS 137A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.RHS 137C. Variegation of the leaf blade.Absent. Length.6.0-6.5 cm. Width.10.0-11.0 cm. Shape.Cordate. Base shape.Cordate. Apex shape.Acute. Margin.Slightly dentate. Texture upper side.Hirsute. Texture lower side.Hirsute. Leaf zonation color.None. Color of veins, upper surface.RHS 137C becoming indistinct. Color of veins, lower surface.RHS 137C becoming indistinct. Pattern of veining.Palmate. Petiole color.RHS 137C. Petiole length.6-7.0 cm. Diameter of petiole.0.3 cm. Texture.Pilose, hirsute, glandular hairs. Stem: Quantity of branches.6-8. Color of stem.Between RHS 144A and RHS 144B. Length of stem.10-12.0 cm. Diameter.0.5-0.6 cm. Length of internodes.1.0-2.0 cm. Texture.Sparsely hirsute, Pilose, glandular hairs. Peduncle: Color of peduncle.RHS 137C. Length of peduncle.20-22.0 cm. Peduncle diameter.0.3-0.35 cm. Texture.Hirsute, glandular hairs. Pedicel: Color of pedicel.RHS 187A being the main color and RHS 144A marked around it. Length of pedicel.2.8-3.0 cm. Diameter of pedicel.1.5-0.2 cm. Texture.Sparsely pilose, glandular hiars. Bud (just before opening): Color.Closest to RHS 52A. Length.1.5 cm. Width.1.0 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.5, with 5 immature umbels in various stages. Fragrance.None. Umbel diameter.12-14 cm. Umbel depth.7-8 cm. Corolla: Form.Double. Number of petals.10. Diameter of flower.About 5.0 cm. Depth of flower.2-2.5 cm. Color upper petals, upper surface.Closest to RHS 57A. Color upper petals, lower surface.Closest to RHS 54B. Length of upper petals.3.0 cm. Width of upper petals.2.0 cm. Color lower petals, upper surface.Closest to RHS N57A. Color lower petals, lower surface.Closest to RHS 54B. Length of lower petals.2.8 cm. Width of lower petals.2.0 cm. 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 144A mottled with anthocyanins of about RHS 178B. Length of sepals.1.2 cm. Width of sepals.0.3-0.4 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.1.1 cm. Style color.Closest to RHS 53D. Style length.0.7 cm. Stigma color.Closest to RHS 53D. Ovary color.Between RHS 144A and RHS 144B. Ovary length.0.5 cm. Ovary diameter.0.2 cm. Androecium: Number of stamens.7-10. Color of filaments.RHS N57B with RHS N155C basally. Length filaments.0.6 cm. Anther color.RHS N57B with RHS 155C to follow. Length of anthers.0.2 cm. Color of pollen.RHS 172A. Pollen amount.1 normal. Fertility/seed set.Has not been determined to date. Disease/pest resistance.Has not been determined to date.