A new Pelargonium plant particularly distinguished by lavender flower color, weak zonation and dark colored leaves is disclosed.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This patent application claims the benefit of priority from Plant Variety Protection Certificate No. 24-3623 as filed on May 13, 2024, in Switzerland, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference for all it teaches and discloses.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new and distinct variety of Pelargonium, botanically known as Pelargonium zonale and hereinafter referred to by the variety name ‘KLEPZ24857’.‘KLEPZ24857’ originated from a controlled cross in July 2019 in JUJA, Kenya between the female Pelargonium variety ‘PAC Greta’ (patent status unknown) and the male Pelargonium variety ‘PZ-2017-7321’ (unpatented).

Seeds from the controlled cross were obtained. The seeds were sown and plants were grown for evaluation. A single plant was selected in June 2020 and subsequently named ‘KLEPZ24857’. In July 2020 ‘KLEPZ24857’ was first vegetatively propagated by vegetative stem cuttings in Stuttgart, Germany. ‘KLEPZ24857’ was found to reproduce true to type in successive generations of asexual propagation via stem cuttings in Stuttgart, Germany.

SUMMARY

The following are the most outstanding and distinguishing characteristics of this new variety when grown under normal horticultural practices in Stuttgart, Germany.

DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW VARIETY

The following detailed descriptions set forth the distinctive characteristics of ‘KLEPZ24857’. Data was collected on 14-week-old plants in Stuttgart, Germany under greenhouse conditions in March 2025. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 5th edition (2007).

COMPARISON WITH PARENTAL LINES AND KNOWN VARIETY

‘KLEPZ24857’ is distinguished from its parents as described in Table 1.

Comparison with Parental Lines

Characteristic
‘KLEPZ24857’
Female parent
Male parent

Flower basic color
Lavender
Lavender pink
Lavender blue

Leaf zonation
Weak
None
Medium

‘KLEPZ24857’ can be compared to the commercial variety ‘Sunrise Lavina’ (patent status unknown). Differences between the two varieties are described in Table 2:

Comparison with Similar Variety

Flower color
Lavender
Lavender pink

Leaf color
Dark green
Green