Pelargonium plant named ‘PECZ0011’

Abstract

A new Pelargonium plant named PECZ0011 particularly distinguished by the bright red colored and round inflorescences with striking bicolor white and red florets held above the dark-green foliage, very heat and drought tolerant.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Pelargonium plant named PECZ0011 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliage characteristics of PECZ0011 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. The photographic drawing shows in FIG. 1, a flowering plant of the new variety and in FIG. 2, a close-up of an inflorescence.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(2) The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands in late September 2016 under natural light. These plants were 18 weeks old and were grown in a 15 cm pot, in a greenhouse trial. From these plants, one plant is shown on the photographs. The photographs were taken in October 2016.

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

(4) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY PECZ0011 AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY Stadt bern (Unpatented PECZ0011 variety) Lower petal color: Bright red Bicolor red-pink and pink- white Stigma color: Orange-red White Plant: Form, growth and habit.Upright, rounded growth habit, heat and drought tolerant. Plant height.14-17 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).20-24 cm. Plant width.12-18 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.Closest to RHS 137C. Immature leaf, lower surface.Closest to RHS 137D. Mature leaf, color upper surface.Closest to RHS 147A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.Closest to RHS 137B. Length.6-8 cm. Width.7-9 cm. Shape.Cordate. Base shape.Cordate. Apex shape.Acute. Margin.Slightly dentate. Texture upper side.Hirsute. Texture lower side.Hirsute. Leaf zonation color.RHS 147A. Color of veins, upper surface.144A at base of leaf. Color of veins, lower surface.145B at base of leaf. Pattern of veining.Palmate. Petiole color.RHS 143C. Petiole length.6-9.0 cm. Diameter of petiole.0.2 cm. Texture.Pilose, hirsute, glandular hairs. Stem: Quantity of branches.4. Color of stem.Between RHS 145A. Length of stem.4-12 cm. Diameter.0.4-0.6 cm. Length of internodes.0.5-3 cm. Texture.Sparsely hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs. Peduncle: Color of peduncle.RHS 147C. Length of peduncle.14-19 cm. Peduncle diameter.0.3-0.35 cm. Texture.Hirsute, glandular hairs. Pedicel: Color of pedicel.RHS 145A. Length of pedicel.3-4 cm. Diameter of pedicel.0.15-0.2 cm. Texture.Sparsely pilose, glandular hairs. Bud (just before opening): Color.Closest to RHS 46B. Length.1.5 cm. Width.0.3-0.5 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.4, with 5 immature umbels in various stages. Fragrance.None. Umbel diameter.9-11 cm. Umbel depth.7-8 cm. Corolla: Form.Single. Number of petals.5. Diameter of flower.About 5.0 cm. Depth of flower.1.7-2.2 cm. Color upper petals, upper surface.RHS 45B at rim, RHS 66B in middle, RHS 155B at base. Color upper petals, lower surface.RHS 52A, with white RHS 155B veins. Length of upper petals.2.5 cm. Width of upper petals.1.8 cm. Color lower petals, upper surface.RHS 45B at rim, RHS 66B at base. Color lower petals, lower surface.RHS 52A. Length of lower petals.2.5 cm. Width of lower petals.2.3 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. Length of sepals.1-1.2 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.1.2 cm. Style color.RHS 145D. Style length.0.4-0.5 cm. Stigma color.RHS 157C. Ovary color.RHS 145A. Ovary length.0.4-0.5 cm. Ovary diameter.0.2-0.3 cm. Androecium: Number of stamens.7. Color of filaments.Whiter than 155D. Length filaments.0.4 cm. Anther color.RHS 61D. Length of anthers.0.2 cm. Color of pollen.RHS 169A. Pollen amount.Normal. Fertility/seed set.Has not been determined to date. Disease/pest resistance.Has not been determined to date.