A continuous blooming, compact, self branching geranium plant having large, showy, predominantly red-purple floret clusters, and excellent tolerance to high heat and low light conditions.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of geranium 
(Pelargonium.times.hortorum) called "Misty". The cultivar is particularly 
well adapted to both commercial greenhouse production and garden 
performance. The cultivar is early flowering, floriferous, self-branching 
and compact. 
The cultivar was developed from an organized, scientifically designed 
breeding program carried out at the Department of Horticulture, The 
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. 16802. The breeding 
program was designed to create new geranium genotypes with clear, bright 
colors which combined the flowering ability and compactness of European 
cultivars with the heat tolerance, low light tolerance and excellent 
greenhouse production qualities of cultivars developed at Penn State. The 
pedigree of this cultivar is as follows: 
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The selection was asexually propagated by cuttings and the reproductions 
ran true. 
With reference to the detailed description of the cultivar which follows, 
the test plant was grown in a glasshouse under full natural light, at a 
night temperature of approximately 58.degree. F., and a day temperature of 
approximately 68.degree. F. Soilless medium was fertilized with every 
watering with 200 ppm nitrogen from 15-16-17.