Pelargonium plant named 'PEQZ0013'

Abstract

A new Pelargonium plant named ‘PEQZ0013’ particularly distinguished by the bright red colored and round inflorescences that fades with a slight pink hue held above the medium-green foliage, very heat and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most extreme summer heat, and on a well-branched plant habit.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Pelargonium plant named ‘PEQZ0013’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

[0012] The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘PEQZ0013’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

[0013] The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1, 1 flowering plant of the new variety and in

[0014] 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 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.

[0016] 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 ‘PEQZ0013’ AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY ‘Zonfiwie’ (U.S. Plant ‘PEQZ0013’ Patent No. 21,188) Plant shape: Spreading to Semi-trailing Mounding Anther color: Orange red (RHS 35B) Light orange red (RHS 32D) Stigma color: Light pink (RHS 65B) White (RHS 157D) [0017] Plant: [0018] Form, growth and habit.—Spreading, semi-trailing habit, heat and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most extreme summer heat. [0019] Plant height.—12-14 cm. [0020] Plant height (inflorescence included).—14-24 cm. [0021] Plant width.—21-27 cm. [0022] Roots: [0023] Number of days to initiate roots.—15-18 days at about 22 degrees C. [0024] Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.—21-23 days at 22 degrees C. [0025] Type.—Fine, fibrous, free branching. [0026] Color.—RHS N155B but whiter. [0027] Foliage: [0028] Immature leaf, color upper surface.—Between RHS 143B and RHS 141A. [0029] Immature leaf, lower surface.—Closest to RHS 139B. [0030] Mature leaf, color upper surface.—Between RHS 137A and RHS 139A. [0031] Mature leaf, color lower surface.—Between RHS 137C and RHS 138B. [0032] Length.—6-7 cm. [0033] Width.—7-8.5 cm. [0034] Shape.—Cordate. [0035] Base shape.—Cordate. [0036] Apex shape.—Acute. [0037] Margin.—Slightly dentate, slightly crenate. [0038] Texture upper side.—Hirsute. [0039] Texture lower side.—Hirsute. [0040] Leaf zonation color.—None. [0041] Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 146C at base of leaf. [0042] Color of veins, lower surface.—RHS 145C. [0043] Pattern of veining.—Palmate. [0044] Petiole color.—RHS 137C. [0045] Petiole length.—4-7 cm. [0046] Diameter of petiole.—0.2-0.4 cm. [0047] Texture.—Pilose, hirsute, glandular hairs. [0048] Stem: [0049] Quantity of branches.—3-5. [0050] Color of stem.—Between RHS 144B. [0051] Length of stem.—6-18 cm. [0052] Diameter.—0.5-0.6 cm. [0053] Length of internodes.—2-2.5 cm. [0054] Texture.—Sparsely hirsute, pilose, glandular hairs. [0055] Peduncle: [0056] Color of peduncle.—RHS 144A. [0057] Length of peduncle.—13-19 cm. [0058] Peduncle diameter.—0.3-0.4 cm. [0059] Texture.—Hirsute, glandular hairs. [0060] Pedicel: [0061] Color of pedicel.—RHS 144A aging to purple (RHS N79). [0062] Length of pedicel.—3.5-4.1 cm. [0063] Diameter of pedicel.—0.15-0.2 cm. [0064] Texture.—Sparsely pilose, glandular hairs. [0065] Bud (just before opening): [0066] Color.—Closest to RHS 157A. [0067] Length.—2-2.5 cm. [0068] Width.—0.7-0.9 cm. [0069] Shape.—Elliptical. [0070] Inflorescence: [0071] Type.—Umbel; semi-spherical or nearly semi-spherical. [0072] Lastingness of individual flowers.—7-9 days at 18° C. temperature. [0073] Number of inflorescences per plant.—4, with 5 immature umbels in various stages. [0074] Fragrance.—None. [0075] Umbel diameter.—11-12 cm. [0076] Umbel depth.—7-9 cm. [0077] Corolla: [0078] Form.—Semi-double. [0079] Number of petals.—7-8. [0080] Diameter of flower.—5-6 cm. [0081] Depth of flower.—1.5-2 cm. [0082] Color upper petals, upper surface.—RHS N155B with red-purple (RHS 65A) veins at base. [0083] Color upper petals, lower surface.—RHS N155A. [0084] Length of upper petals.—2.5-3.2 cm. [0085] Width of upper petals.—1.8-2.1 cm. [0086] Color lower petals, upper surface.—RHS N155B. [0087] Color lower petals, lower surface.—RHS N155A. [0088] Length of lower petals.—2.5-2.7 cm. [0089] Width of lower petals.—2.1-2.3 cm. [0090] Petal shape.—Obovate to spathulate. [0091] Apex shape.—Rounded. [0092] Margin.—Entire. [0093] Base.—Attenuate. [0094] Petal texture.—Papillose on both surfaces. [0095] Calyx: [0096] Number of sepals.—6-7. [0097] Color of sepals.—RHS 144 A with purple (N79) mottling. [0098] Length of sepals.—1.2-1.3 cm. [0099] Width of sepals.—0.2-0.4 cm. [0100] Sepal shape.—Lanceolate to linear. [0101] Apex shape.—Acute. [0102] Margins.—Mostly fused. [0103] Texture, upper surface.—Glabrous. [0104] Lower surface.—Glandular hairs, hirsute. [0105] Reproductive organs: [0106] Gynoecium: [0107] Pistil.—1. [0108] Length.—1.2 cm. [0109] Style color.—RHS 43C. [0110] Style length.—0.5-0.7 cm. [0111] Stigma color.—RHS 42A. [0112] Ovary color.—RHS 144D. [0113] Ovary length.—0.3-0.4 cm. [0114] Ovary diameter.—0.2 cm. [0115] Androecium: [0116] Number of stamens.—7. [0117] Color of filaments.—RHS 43C at the tip, RHS 155C at the base. [0118] Length filaments.—0.7 cm. [0119] Anther color.—RHS 70A. [0120] Length of anthers.—0.2 cm. [0121] Color of pollen.—RHS 34C. [0122] Pollen amount.—Normal. [0123] Fertility/seed set.—Has not been determined to date. [0124] Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been determined to date.