Pelargonium plant named ‘PEQZ0066’

Abstract

A new Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0066 particularly distinguished by red-purplish pink colored inflorescences held above medium-green foliage, large florets on a trailing plant habit.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0066 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of PEQZ0066 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

(2) The photographic drawings in FIG. 1, shows a basket with 4 flowering plants of the new variety and in FIG. 2, a close-up of the flower.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(3) The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Andijk, The Netherlands in September under natural light. These plants were approximately 14 weeks old and were grown in a 1 gallon pots, in a greenhouse trial. The plants shown in the photographs were about 25 weeks old growing in a 10 inch pot in a greenhouse. The photographs were taken in October 2018.

(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 PEQZ0066 AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY Fisrimba (U.S. Plant PEQZ0066 Pat. No. 12,355) Color of corolla: Dark pink with Pink with tones of tones of violet cherry red and purple Number of petals: 25-35 19-21 Color of foliage and Fading to yellow- Fading to high heat condition: light green white-yellow Plant: Form, growth and habit.Upright to semi-trailing. Plant height.18-20 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).24-28 cm. Plant width.35-40 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: Immature leaf, color upper surface.Between RHS 137B/C and RHS 144A. Immature leaf, lower surface.Between RHS 137C and RHS 138B. Mature leaf, color upper surface.Between RHS 137A/B and RHS 144A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.Closest to RHS 137C and RHS 138B. Length.4.5-6.0 cm. Width.7.5-9.0 cm. Shape.Orbicular, with wavy lobs. Base shape.Cordate, heart-shaped. Apex shape.Rounded, waved margins. Margin.Wavy, undulate margins. Texture upper side.Pilose. Texture lower side.Pillose. Leaf zonation color.RHS 202A (weak zonation). Color of veins, upper surface.Closest to RHS 144A and RHS 144B, becoming indistinct. Color of veins, lower surface.Closest to RHS 144B, becoming indistinct. Pattern of veining.Palmate. Petiole color.Closest to RHS 144A. Petiole length.2.5-8.0 cm. Diameter of petiole.0.2-0.3 cm. Texture.Pilose, hirsute hairs. Stem: Quantity of branches.6-8 branches extending from base (lateral branches not included in counting). Color of stem.Closest to RHS 144A. Length of stem.20-70 cm. Diameter.About 0.5-0.6 cm. Length of internodes.1.5-7.0 cm. Texture.Hirsute, pilose hairs. Peduncle: Color of peduncle.Closest to RHS 144A. Length of peduncle.6.0-14.0 cm. Peduncle diameter.0.3-0.4 cm. Texture.Hirsute. Pedicel: Color of pedicel.Closest to RHS 144A and RHS 144B. Length of pedicel.3.0-3.5 cm. Diameter of pedicel.0.15-0.2 cm. Texture.Pilose. Bud (just before opening): Color.Margins and apex closest to RHS 66A and RHS 66B, but much whiter to white in the middle. Length.About 1.5 cm. Width.0.9-1.1 cm. Shape.Elliptical. Inflorescence: Type.Umbel, semi-spherical. Lastingness of individual flowers.7-9 days at 18 C. temperature. Number of inflorescences per plant.8 mature and 25 immature umbels in various stages. Fragrance.None. Umbel diameter.About 8.0-10.0 cm. Umbel depth.About 5.5-6.0 cm. Corolla: Form.Double. Number of petals.25-35, including staminoids. Diameter of flower.About 5 cm. Depth of flower.2.0-2.5 cm. Color upper petals, upper surface.Closest to RHS 66A and RHS 66B, with darker purple-red marking (stripes and dots) at base and in the middle. Color upper petals, lower surface.Closest to RHS 66A and RHS 66B (margins) but much whiter to white in the middle. Length of upper petals.2.8-3.2 cm. Width of upper petals.1.7-1.9 cm. Color lower petals, upper surface.Closest to RHS 66A and RHS 66B. Color lower petals, lower surface.Closest to RHS 66A and RHS 66B (margins) but much whiter to white in the middle. Length of lower petals.2.6-2.8 cm. Width of lower petals.1.4-1.6 cm. Petal shape.Obovate to spatulate. Apex shape.Rounded. Margin.Entire. Base.Attenuate. Petal texture.Pilose. Calyx: Number of sepals.5. Color of sepals.Closest to RHS 144A mottled with anthocyanins of colors RHS 66A. Length of sepals.1.4-1.6 cm. Width of sepals.0.4-0.6 cm. Sepal shape.Lanceolate to enciform. Apex shape.Acute. Margins.Entire. Texture, upper surface.Pilose. Lower surface.Pilose. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium: Pistil.1. Length.1-1.1 cm. Style color.Closest to RHS 145D. Style length.0.5-0.6 cm. Stigma color.Closest to RHS 66A (apex) while closest to RHS 144A and RHS 144B at base. Ovary color.Closest to RHS 145A. Ovary length.0.4-0.5 cm. Ovary diameter.About 0.3 cm. Androecium: Number of stamens.5. Color of filaments.Closest to RHS 155C. Length filaments.1.0-1.1. Anther color.Closest to RHS 12A and RHS 13A. Length of anthers.About 0.3 cm. Color of pollen.Not detected. Pollen amount.None. Fertility/seed set.Has not been determined to date. Disease/pest resistance.Has not been determined to date.