Patent Grant
PP29542
Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed: Pelargonium interspecific.
Varietal denomination: ‘PEQZ0028’.
The present invention comprises a new Pelargonium, botanically known as Pelargonium interspecific, and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘PEQZ0028’.
‘PEQZ0028’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar ‘PEQZ0028’ has bright red colored inflorescences held above the medium-green foliage, very heat and drought tolerant with continuous color through the most extreme summer heat on a well-branched plant habit.
‘PEQZ0028’ originates from a hybridization in a controlled breeding program made in April 2010 in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands. The female parent was an unpatented, proprietary plant of P. interspecific parentage, identified as ‘10664-1’ with darker red single florets and larger and more open plant habit when compared to ‘PEQZ0028’.
The male parent of ‘PEQZ0028’ was an unpatented, proprietary plant of P.×hortorum parentage, identified as ‘k08-4242-1’ with more orange red colored florets and a more compact plant habit when compared to ‘PEQZ0028’. The resultant seed was sown in December 2010.
‘PEQZ0028’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progeny of the stated cross in April 2011 in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands.
The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘PEQZ0028’was accomplished when vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initial selection in May 2011 in a greenhouse in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands.
Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plant initiated in May 2011 in Enkhuizen, The Netherlands, and continuing thereafter, has demonstrated that the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘PEQZ0028’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generations of asexual reproduction.
‘PEQZ0028’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations in environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length.
Plant Breeder's Rights for this cultivar were applied for in Canada on Apr. 7, 2017, No. 17-9172 and in the European Union on Sep. 28, 2016, No. 2016/2344. ‘PEQZ0028’ has not been made publicly available prior to the effective filing date of this application, notwithstanding any disclosure that may have been made less than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application by the inventor or another who obtained ‘PEQZ0028’ directly from the inventor.
The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of these characteristics distinguishes this Pelargonium as a new and distinct variety.
The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘PEQZ0028’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. The photographic drawing shows in
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.
Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (R.H.S.) 2001.
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| PLUTO Plant Variety Datbase Apr. 9, 2018. |
| Number | Date | Country | |
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| 20180092277 P1 | Mar 2018 | US |
