A new cultivar of Pelargonium particularly characterized by the combined features of light salmon-colored flowers with a brilliant-red-striped pattern on the petals, large inflorescences well above the foliage, strong peduncles, medium-green-colored nearly round leaves with strong zonation, a medium to tall plant habit, a mid-season flowering response and having good weather resistance is disclosed.
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Genus and species: Pelargonium×hortorum.
Variety denomination: ‘Fismored’.
The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Pelargonium, botanically known as Pelargonium×hortorum, resp. a hybrid of Pelargonium zonale L'Héritier and hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Fismored’. The new cultivar is a product of a planned breeding program which had the objective of creating new varieties having speckled or striped flower color and good outdoor performance. ‘Fismored’ was discovered as a seedling resulting from a cross between the female parent, ‘Starburst Red’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,229), which has white and red striped, single-type flowers and the male parent, hybrid seedling No. k94-2020-4 (unpatented), which has salmon-colored single-type flowers, medium green foliage with strong zonation, and vigorous growth.
The new cultivar was created in 2000 in Hillscheid, Germany, and has been asexually reproduced repeatedly by vegetative cuttings in Galdar, Gran Canaria, Spain, and Hillscheid, Germany, over a four-year period. ‘Fismored’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions, thus, the phenotype may vary significantly with variations in the environment such as temperature, light intensity, and day length. It has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive asexual propagations. ‘Fismored’ reproduces true to type in successive generations of asexual reproduction.
The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing characteristics of the new cultivar when grown under normal commercial practices in Hillscheid, Germany.
This new geranium plant is illustrated by the accompanying photograph which shows blooms, buds, and foliage of the plant; the colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures. The photograph is of a twelve-week-old plant grown from rooted cuttings, in 14-cm pots, left un-pinched, and grown under greenhouse conditions which approximate those generally used in commercial practice.
FIG. 1. shows overall plant habit with blooms, buds, and foliage.
The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘Fismored’. The data which define these characteristics were collected from asexual reproductions carried out in Hillscheid, Germany. The plant history was taken on twelve-week-old, un-pinched plants in 14-cm pots in a greenhouse during mid-May. The color readings were determined under natural light in mid-May from flowers grown in a greenhouse. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.) (2001).
Of the many commercial cultivars known to the present inventor, the most similar in comparison to ‘Fismored’ are the varieties ‘Starburst Red’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,229) and ‘Amri Conred’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,880).
Cultivar ‘Fismored’ differs from the female parent ‘Starburst Red’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,229) in that the inflorescences of ‘Fismored’ are borne higher above the foliage, and it has somewhat smaller leaves of more intense green color.
Cultivar ‘Fismored’ differs from the male parent hybrid seedling No. k94-2020-4 (unpatented), in that ‘Fismored’ has salmon-pink flowers with an orange-red pattern while hybrid seedling No. k94-2020-4 has salmon-colored flowers.
Cultivar ‘Fismored’ differs from the commercial comparison variety ‘Amri Conred’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 15,880) in that ‘Fismored’ has more orange-red, not bright-red, colored stripes on the petals, and somewhat longer peduncles. Additionally, the pedicels of ‘Fismored’ are green, while those of ‘Amri Conred’ are mainly dark red. Furthermore, the leaf blades of ‘Fismored’ are almost flat, while those of ‘Amri Conred’ are wavy, like most zonal varieties.
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