PELARGONIUM PLANT NAMED 'PEQZ0039'

Abstract

A new Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0039 particularly distinguished by the light lavender inflorescences held above the dark green foliage, very heat and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most extreme summer heat, and a well-branched spreading plant habit.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Pelargonium plant named PEQZ0039 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

[0013] The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliage characteristics of PEQZ0039 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

[0014] The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1, 1 flowering plant of the new variety and in FIG. 2, a close-up of an inflorescence.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

[0015] The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands in late October 2017 under natural light. These plants were approximately 22-24 weeks old and were grown in a 3 gallon pots, in an outdoors trial. The plant shown in

[0016] FIG. 1 was about 14 weeks old growing in a 4 inch pot in a greenhouse. The photographs were taken in April 2017.

[0017] Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY PEQZ0039 AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY Fip-765 (U.S. Pat. No. PEQZ0039 PP14,083) Anthocyanin coloration Weak Very strong peduncle: [0018] Plant: [0019] Form, growth and habit.Upright, outwardly spreading and rounded growth habit, heat and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most extreme summer heat, edema tolerance, well-branched plant habit. [0020] Plant height.24-25 cm. [0021] Plant height (inflorescence included).29-33 cm. [0022] Plant width.44-49 cm. [0023] Roots: [0024] Number of days to initiate roots.15-18 days at about 22 degrees C. [0025] Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.21-23 days at 22 degrees C. [0026] Type.Fine, fibrous, free branching. [0027] Color.RHS N155B but whiter. [0028] Foliage: [0029] Immature leaf, color upper surface.Closest to RHS 143A. [0030] Immature leaf, lower surface.Closest to RHS 143C. [0031] Mature leaf, color upper surface.Closest to RHS 147A. [0032] Mature leaf, color lower surface.Closest to RHS 147B (A bit RHS 146B), Veins RHS 147C. [0033] Length.6-8 cm. [0034] Width.7-9 cm. [0035] Shape.Cordate, a bit tridentate. [0036] Base shape.Cordate. [0037] Apex shape.Acute. [0038] Margin.Slightly dentate. [0039] Texture upper side.Hirsute. [0040] Texture lower side.Hirsute. [0041] Leaf zonation color.None. [0042] Color of veins, upper surface.RHS 144A at base of leaf. [0043] Color of veins, lower surface.RHS 145B at base of leaf. [0044] Pattern of veining.Palmate. [0045] Petiole color.RHS 143C. [0046] Petiole length.6-9.0 cm. [0047] Diameter of petiole.0.3 cm. [0048] Texture.Pilose, hirsute, glandular hairs. [0049] Stem: [0050] Quantity of branches.8-10. [0051] Color of stem.Between RHS 145A and RHS 145B. [0052] Length of stem.4-12 cm. [0053] Diameter.0.4-0.6 cm. [0054] Length of internodes.0.5-3 cm. [0055] Texture.Sparsely hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs. [0056] Peduncle: [0057] Color of peduncle.RHS 147C. [0058] Length of peduncle.14-19 cm. [0059] Peduncle diameter.0.3-0.35 cm. [0060] Texture.Hirsute, glandular hairs. [0061] Pedicel: [0062] Color of pedicel.RHS 145A. [0063] Length of pedicel.3-4 cm. [0064] Diameter of pedicel.0.15-0.2 cm. [0065] Texture.Sparsely pilose, glandular hairs. [0066] Bud (just before opening): [0067] Color.Closest to RHS 49C. [0068] Length.1.5 cm. [0069] Width.0.9 cm. [0070] Shape.Elliptical. [0071] Inflorescence: [0072] Type.Umbel; semi-spherical or nearly semi-spherical. [0073] Lastingness of individual flowers.7-9 days at 18 C. temperature. [0074] Number of inflorescences per plant.32, with 15 immature umbels in various stages. [0075] Fragrance.None. [0076] Umbel diameter.12-14.0 cm. [0077] Umbel depth.6.5-7.5 cm. [0078] Corolla: [0079] Form.Semi-double. [0080] Number of petals.Up to 12. [0081] Diameter of flower.4-5 cm. [0082] Depth of flower.1.8-2.2 cm. [0083] Color upper petals, upper surface.Closest to RHS 43B but brighter and deeper, with up to RHS 84A veining. [0084] Color upper petals, lower surface.Closest to RHS 85C, veins RHS 85B. [0085] Length of upper petals.2.7 cm. [0086] Width of upper petals.2.1 cm. [0087] Color lower petals, upper surface.Closest to RHS 72A down up to RHS 67C. [0088] Color lower petals, lower surface.RHS 84C. [0089] Length of lower petals.2.1 cm. [0090] Width of lower petals.2.3 cm. [0091] Petal shape.Obovate to spathulate. [0092] Apex shape.Rounded. [0093] Margin.Entire. [0094] Base.Attenuate. [0095] Petal texture.Papillose on both surfaces. [0096] Calyx: [0097] Number of sepals.5. [0098] Color of sepals.RHS 144A mottled with anthcyanins of about RHS 178B. [0099] Length of sepals.1-1.2 cm. [0100] Width of sepals.0.3-0.4 cm. [0101] Sepal shape.Lanceolate to linear. [0102] Apex shape.Acute. [0103] Margins.Mostly fused. [0104] Texture, upper surface.Glabrous. [0105] Lower surface.Glandular hairs, hirsute. [0106] Reproductive organs: [0107] Gynoecium: [0108] Pistil.1. [0109] Length.1.2 cm. [0110] Style color.RHS 145D. [0111] Style length.0.4-0.5 cm. [0112] Stigma color.Closest to RHS 157A. [0113] Ovary color.RHS 145B. [0114] Ovary length.0.4-0.5 cm. [0115] Ovary diameter.0.2 cm. [0116] Androecium: [0117] Number of stamens.7. [0118] Color of filaments.Whiter than RHS 155D. [0119] Length filaments.0.4 cm. [0120] Anther color.RHS 61A. [0121] Length of anthers.0.2 cm. [0122] Color of pollen.RHS 169A. [0123] Pollen amount.Normal. [0124] Fertility/seed set.Has not been determined to date. [0125] Disease/pest resistance.Has not been determined to date.