KLEPZ10234

Pelargonium

Variety Description

Description:

PLANT: upright growth habit, medium height of foliage, medium width
STEM: green, absent or very weak anthocyanin colouration

LEAF BLADE: medium to long, medium width, shallow to medium depth of sinus, weak to medium undulation of margin, slightly open to closed base, no variegation, medium to dark green (zone excluded), weak to medium conspicuousness of small sized zone, zone positioned in the middle

PEDUNCLE: medium length, strong anthocyanin colouration of middle third
INFLORESCENCE: medium to tall, broad to very broad, medium to many open flowers, largest flower is medium length and medium to broad
PEDICEL: longest pedicel is medium length, medium anthocyanin colouration of upper third, no swelling
SEPAL: absent or weak reflexing, very weak to weak anthocyanin colouration of middle of broadest sepal
FLOWER: double, few petals, cross-section in lateral view is concave, irregularly distributed stripes or blotches are absent
UPPER PETAL: medium to broad, spatulate, entire margin, margin of upper side is blue pink (RHS 66C), middle of upper side is blue pink (more red than RHS 66C), lower side is blue pink (RHS 65A), marking is stripes only, absent or very weak conspicuousness of marking, medium to large white zone at base
LOWER PETAL: margin of upper side is blue pink (more red than RHS 66C), middle of upper side is blue pink (more red than RHS 66C), lower side is blue pink (RHS 69B), absent or very weak conspicuousness of marking, no zone at base
INNER PETAL: middle of upper side is blue pink (more red than RHS 66C)

Origin & Breeding History: 'KLEPZ10234' was bred and developed by Martin Glawe, in Stuttgart, Germany. It originated from a controlled pollination conducted in June 2004 between the proprietary seedling designated 'SI 018' as the female parent and variety 'Lady Ramona' as the male parent. From the resulting progeny, seedlings were selected in June 2005 using dark foliage colour, and pink flower colour as selection criteria. These seedlings were further assessed for good growth and branching, early flowering, and pot performance in greenhouse trials conducted in Stuttgart, Germany from January to May in 2006, 2007, and 2008. In April 2008, a single seedling was selected for commercialization and named 'KLEPZ10234'.

Tests & Trials: The detailed description of 'KLEPZ10234' is based on the UPOV report of Technical Examination, application number 2010/1369, purchased from the Community Plant Variety Office, Angers, France. The trials were conducted by the Bundessortenamt in Hannover, Germany, in 2011. Colour determinations were made using the 2001 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

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Pelargonium: 'KLEPZ10234'