<i>Erysimum </i>plant named ‘ERFZ0006’

Abstract

A new Erysimum plant named ERFZ0006 particularly distinguished by the orange purple flower color with a yellowish edge, large flowers, nice green foliage color, rounded and branched plant habit and is quite early to flower.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Erysimum plant named ERFZ0006 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of ERFZ0006 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 a flower and buds.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(2) The plant descriptions, measurements and aforementioned photographs were taken in Andijk, The Netherlands in March 2018 under natural light. These plants were growing in an indoor trial under natural light in Andijk, The Netherlands. The plants were about 18 weeks of age.

(3) Color chart used: Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001

(4) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ERFZ0006 AND A SIMILAR VARIETY ERFZ0003 (U.S. Plant Pat. ERFZ0006 No. 29,331) Natural flowering Later Earlier response: Plant habit: Shorter when plants Taller when plants start to flower start to flower Flower spike: Very short Becomes longer on mature plants Flower color: Orange purple with Mauve yellowish edge Plant: Form, growth and habit.Compact and tightly mounded, good flowering on short to medium peduncles at more mature stage. Plant height.24-34.0 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).46-54.0 cm. Plant width.About 20.0 cm. Roots: Number of days to initiate roots.About 9 days at about 18 degrees C. Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.About 3.5 weeks at 18 degrees C. Type.Fine, fibrous, free branching. Color.RHS N155B. Foliage: Arrangement.Alternate. Immature, leaf color, upper surface.RHS 144B. Immature, leaf color, lower surface.RHS 138B. Mature, leaf color, upper surface.RHS 144B. Mature, leaf color, lower surface.RHS 138B. Length.7.3-8.1 cm. Width.0.7-0.9 cm. Shape.Oblanceolate to ensiform. Base shape.Cuneate. Apex shape.Abruptly acute. Margin.Entire. Texture, upper surface.Bifid T-shaped hairs. Texture, lower surface.Bifid T-shaped hairs. Colour of veins, upper surface.RHS 144A. Colour of veins, lower surface.RHS 144A. Veination pattern.Pinnate. Petiole colour.RHS 144B. Length.0.6-0.9 cm. Diameter.0.25 cm. Texture.Smooth. Stem: Color of stem.RHS 144A. Length of stem.17-18.3 cm. Diameter.0.4 cm. Length of internodes.1.3 cm. Texture.Smooth. Colour of peduncle.RHS 144A. Length of peduncle.9.0-24.0 cm. Diameter of peduncle.0.3-0.4 cm. Texture.Smooth. Color of pedicel.RHS 144B. Length of pedicel.0.3 cm. Diameter of pedicel.0.1 cm. Texture.Smooth. Inflorescence: Type.Single, cruciform, composed of 4 petals; flowers held above the plant, short to medium peduncles on more mature plants. Natural flowering season.March to October in The Netherlands. Quantity of inflorescences per plant.18-29 with open flowers and 16-22 immature ones. Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.About 4 days. Fragrance.None. Bud (just before opening/showing color): Color.Some RHS 155C and some closer to RHS 83C. Length.1.0 cm. Width.0.4-0.5 cm. Shape.Oblong. Corolla: Immature inflorescence: Diameter.1.4-1.6 cm. Color of petals, upper surface.RHS 23B with an edge RHS 9A of 0.2 mm. Color of petals, lower surface.RHS 22A with a lighter edge (RHS 5B) of appr. 0.2 mm. Mature inflorescence: Flower diameter.1.5-1.8 cm. Depth.1.2-1.4 cm. Petal color, upper surface.RHS N79D with a lighter edge RHS 17C of 0.2 mm. Petal color, lower surface.RHS 186B with a lighter edge RHS 17B of approximately 0.2 mm. Length of petal.0.8-0.9 cm. Width of petal.0.5-0.6 cm. Shape.Spathulate. Apex shape.Slightly retuse. Petal base.Acuminate. Margin.Entire. Petal texture, upper surface.Smooth. Petal texture, lower surface.Smooth. Calyx: Quantity.4 sepals. Color, upper surface.RHS 139B. Color, lower surface.RHS 139B. Sepals. Length.0.5 cm. Width.0.3 cm. Shape.Oblong. Apex shape.Obtuse. Base.Cuneate. Margins.Entire. Texture, upper/inner surface.Glabrous. Texture, lower/outer surface.Smooth. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium. Pistil quantity.1. Length.0.7 cm. Style color.RHS 145C. Style length.0.45-0.5 cm. Style texture.Heavily covered with bifid hairs as to appear much lighter in color. Stigma color.RHS 145B. Stigma shape.Oval to disc-shaped and a cleft down the center. Stigma texture.Grainy looking. Ovary color.Not developed enough to observe. Androecium. Stamens, quantity.6. Color of filaments.RHS 160C and somewhat translucent. Length filaments.0.6 cm. Anther color.RHS 18A. Anther length.0.3 cm. Anther shape.Oblong. Color of pollen.RHS 18B. Pollen amount.Normal. Fertility/seed set.Has not been determined to date. Disease/pest resistance.Has not been determined to date.