The present invention comprises a new and distinct cultivar of Pelargoniumxc3x97hortorum known by the varietal name xe2x80x98PACPALxe2x80x99 (Oglevee No. 5254, Breeder No. P-3364). The new variety was discovered in a selected breeding program in Dresden, Germany. The new variety was first asexually reproduced by cuttings at Olglevee, Ltd. in Connellsville, Pa. The new variety has been trial and field tested at Connellsville and has been found to retain its distinctive characteristics through successive propagations.
The cultivar, when grown in a glass greenhouse in Connellsville, Pa. using natural light and temperatures of 60xc2x0 F. night and 68xc2x0 F. day, has a response time of six weeks from a rooted cutting to flowering in a 4 inch pot. The response time was determined on plants grown in soilless media employing constant fertilizer 200-250 parts per million of nitrogen and potassium in full light.