<i>Mandevilla </i>plant named ‘MANZ0022’

Abstract

A new Mandevilla plant named ‘MANZ0022’ particularly distinguished by its strong pink slightly ruffled flower, fast flowering response, glossy and smooth dark green foliage, bushy plant habit with a tendency to produce vines under low light growing conditions and with excellent branching and flower production.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Mandevilla plant named ‘MANZ0022’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘MANZ0022’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

(2) The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1, a flowering potted plant of the new variety and in

(3) FIG. 2, a close-up of the flowers.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(4) The aforementioned photographs were taken in June 2022 in Gilroy, Calif. The plants were growing in large pots outdoors. They were about 14 months in age.

(5) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘MANZ0022’ AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY 'Fisrix Pinka’, U.S. ‘MANZ0022’ Plant Pat. No. 20,644 Plant habit: More compact Compact Flower margin: Slightly undulate Smooth Flowering response: Faster Slower Flower color: Less flower color fade More flower color fade Plant: Form, growth, and habit.—Perennial or sub-shrub, herbaceous younger stems, woody at base of older stems, semi-upright, with moderate tendency of developing vines depending on season and light intensity. Time for producing a commercial, flowering plant approximately is 20 weeks for one plant in a quart size container. Plant height.—1 meter. Plant height (inflorescence included).—1 meter. Plant width.—76 cm. Roots: Number of days to initiate roots.—About 16-20 days at about 22 degrees C. Number of days to produce a rooted cutting plant.—5 weeks at about 22 degrees C. Type.—Fibrous, a little fleshy, free branching. Color.—RHS 155D. Foliage: Arrangement of leaves.—Simple leaf, opposite and decussate. Immature leaf, color upper surface.—RHS 137A. Immature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 184B anthocyanins present, mid-rib and veins RHS 138B. Mature leaf, color upper surface.—RHS 139A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 138A. Length.—5.4-6.5 cm. Width.—3.8-4.2 cm. Shape.—Ovate. Base shape.—Mostly rounded, some attenuate. Apex shape.—Mucronulate to cuspidate. Margin.—Entire. Texture, upper surface.—Smooth, glossy, glabrous. Texture, lower surface.—Smooth, glossy, glabrous. Pattern of leaf veins.—Pinnate. Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 139B. Color of vein (midrib), lower surface.—RHS 139D. Petiole color.—RHS 142B. Length.—0.9-1.3 cm. Diameter.—0.2 cm. Petiole, texture.—Glabrous. Stem: Branching characteristics.—Free branching. Quantity of main branches per plant.—9-10. Color of stem.—Oldest stems RHS 189A with RHS 199A overlay, younger stems RHS 139C. Length of stem.—Widely ranging up to 1 meter. Diameter (at about mid-point).—0.30 cm. Length of internodes.—Widely ranging 1.0-17.0 cm. Stem, texture.—Smooth and glabrous. Inflorescence: Type of inflorescence.—Raceme of several flowers, emerging from nodes of the stem. Number of flowers per inflorescence.—1-3 open flowers per raceme. Blooming habit.—Continuously through the summer months. Quantity of flowers per plant.—About 50 in various stages of development. Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—Approximately 8-10 days, depending on temperature. Fragrance.—Absent. Peduncle: Color.—Green, RHS 141C. Length.—2.0-3.0 cm. Diameter.—0.25 cm. Texture.—Smooth, glabrous, somewhat glossy. Bud (just before opening/showing color): Color.—Closest to RHS 61C. Length.—7.7 cm. Width.—1.8 cm. Shape.—Elongated, spindle shape. Immature flower: Diameter.—6.2 cm. Vertical diameter.—About 7.5 cm. Color upper surface.—RHS 64C. Color lower surface.—Closest to RHS 64D. Mature flower: Shape.—Funnelform, funnel shaped base, formed by 5 partly fused petals, with the petal lobes opening outwards, and slightly overlapping. Flower, horizontal diameter.—8.0-8.5 cm. Flower, vertical diameter.—About 6.8 cm. Flower, diameter of the funnel.—1.7 cm. Flower color, general.—Pink. Flower color, upper surface.—Generally RHS 73A. Flower color, lower surface.—RHS 63B. Color of the funnel, inner side.—RHS 17A. Color of the funnel, outside.—RHS 64C and RHS 64D. Petal, shape.—Roughly ovate, asymmetric. Petal apex shape.—Acute. Petal base shape.—Fused. Petal margin.—Mainly entire and mildly undulate. Petal length, from the corolla opening.—3.8 cm. Petal width, maximum.—3.6 cm. Corolla, texture of upper surface.—Glabrous, papillose. Corolla, texture of lower surface.—Glabrous, papillose. Pedicel, color.—RHS 141C. Length.—2.5-3.2 cm. Diameter.—0.20 cm. Pedicel, texture.—Smooth, glabrous. Calyx: Form.—5 sepals, closely attached to the base of the flower. Color, visible outer surface.—RHS 145B. Length.—1.0 cm. Width.—0.40 cm. Shape.—Subulate. Apex shape.—Acute. Based.—Fused. Margins.—Entire. Texture, upper surface.—Glabrous. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium: Pistil.—1, with a 5-lobed stigma. Style length.—2.0 cm. Diameter.—0.05 cm. Style color.—RHS 145D. Stigma color.—RHS 145A. Stigma shape.—Five lobed. Ovary color.—RHS 144B. Androecium: Stamens.—5, surrounding the style and stigma. Filaments.—Fused with the base of the flower. Anther.—Elongated. Anther color.—RHS 161D. Anther length.—1.0 cm. Color of pollen.—RHS 8D. Pollen amount.—Moderate. Fertility/seed set: Very low. Disease/pest resistance: Has not been observed on this hybrid.