Pelargonium plant named ‘PEQZ0043’

Abstract

A new Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0043 particularly distinguished by the rose pink with a reddish pink splash pattern 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 PEQZ0043 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of PEQZ0043 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1, 3 flowering plants of the new variety and in FIG. 2, a close-up of an inflorescence.

(2) The plant descriptions, measurements, and photos were taken in Gilroy, Calif. in December 2017 under natural light. These plants were approximately 10 weeks old and were grown in a 4.5 inch pots, in a greenhouse trial.

(3) Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 20015.

(4) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY PEQZ0043 AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY PEQZ0017 (U.S. Plant PEQZ0043 Pat. No. 28,711) Floret size: Smaller Larger Floret petal color: Rose pink with reddish Lighter pink with pink splash splash Plant and leaf size: Smaller plant and leaf Larger leafier plant Flower number: Lots of flowers Less flowers Plant: Form, growth and habit.Compact, upright plant with smaller flowers that is heat and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most extreme summer heat, edema tolerance, and freely flowering. Plant height.12-14.0 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).17-19.0 cm. Plant width.22-24.0 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.RHS 141B. Immature leaf, lower surface.RHS 138B. Mature leaf, color upper surface.RHS 137A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.RHS 137C. Variegation of the leaf blade.Absent. Length.4.5-5.0 cm. Width.7.5-8.0 cm. Shape.Cordate to orbicular. Base shape.Cordate. Apex shape.Truncate to emarginate. Margin.Dentate to undulate. Texture upper side.Hirsute. Texture lower side.Hirsute. Leaf zonation color.None. Color of veins, upper surface.RHS 137C. Color of veins, lower surface.RHS 137C. Pattern of veining.Palmate. Petiole color.RHS 137C. Petiole length.6.4-11.0 cm. Diameter of petiole.0.2-0.25 cm. Texture.Pilose, hirsute, glandular hairs. Stem: Quantity of branches.5-6. Color of stem.Between RHS 144B to RHS 144D. Length of stem.3-4.0 cm. Diameter.0.5-0.7 cm. Length of internodes.1-1.3 cm. Texture.Sparsely hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs. Peduncle: Color of peduncle.RHS 137D. Length of peduncle.7-10.0 cm. Peduncle diameter.0.25-0.35 cm. Texture.Hirsute, glandular hairs. Pedicel: Color of pedicel.RHS 137D turning to RHS 61A. Length of pedicel.2.0-2.4 cm. Texture.Sparsely pilose, glandular hairs. Bud (just before opening): Color.RHS 57C and RHS 53A. Length.2.0-2.3 cm. Width.0.8-1.0 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.7, with 5 immature umbels and 2 mature. Fragrance.None. Umbel diameter.6.5-7.5 cm. Umbel depth.4-5.0 cm. Corolla: Form.Single. Number of petals.5. Diameter of flower.4-4.3 cm. Depth of flower.1.5-2.0 cm. Color upper petals, upper surface.Closest to RHS 67C. Color upper petals, lower surface.Closest to RHS 62A. Length of upper petals.2.6 cm. Width of upper petals.2.2 cm. Color lower petals, upper surface.Closest to RHS 67C with RHS 45A splash. Color lower petals, lower surface.Closest to RHS 67D. Length of lower petals.2.5 cm. Width of lower petals.2.3 cm. Petal shape.Obovate to orbicular. Apex shape.Rounded. Margin.Entire. Base.Attenuate. Petal texture.Papillose on both surfaces. Calyx: Number of sepals.5. Color of sepals.Between RHS 144A and RHS 144B. Length of sepals.1.1-1.3 cm. Width of sepals.0.3-0.5 cm. Sepal shape.Lanceolate to linear. Apex shape.Apiculate. Margins.Mostly fused. Texture, upper surface.Glabrous. Lower surface.Glandular hairs, hirsute. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium: Pistil.1. Length.0.8-1.0 cm. Style color.Closest to RHS 53B. Style length.0.3 cm. Stigma color.Closest to RHS 53B. Ovary color.RHS 144A. Ovary length.0.4-0.5 cm. Ovary diameter.0.2 cm. Androecium: Number of stamens.8-10. Color of filaments.RHS 67C with RHS NN155D basally. Length filaments.0.5-0.8 cm. Color of pollen.Orange. Amount of pollen.Moderate.