<i>Mandevilla </i>plant named ‘MANZ0026’

Abstract

A new Mandevilla plant named ‘MANZ0026’ particularly distinguished by its large rose pink flowers, glossy and smooth dark green foliage, compact and bushy plant habit with excellent branching and flower production and fast flowering response.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Mandevilla plant named ‘MANZ0026’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘MANZ0026’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type. The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1, a flowering potted plant of the new variety, approximately 6 months old, taken in Gilroy, California in November 2022 and in FIG. 2, a close-up of a flower on a 6 month old plant taken in Gilroy, California in November 2022.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(2) The detailed botanical description was completed in November 2022 in Gilroy, California. The plants were growing in quart size pots in a greenhouse; they were about 5 months in age.

(3) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘MANZ0026’ AND A SIMILAR VARIETY ‘MANZ0001’, ‘MANZ0026’ U.S. Plant Pat. No. 29276 Plant habit: More compact, More vigorous, larger minimal vining plant with some vining Flower size: Smaller Larger Foliage width: More narrow Wider Plant: Form, growth, and habit.—Perennial or sub-shrub, herbaceous younger stems, woody at base of older stems, semi-upright, with slight tendency of developing vines depending on season and light intensity. Time for producing a commercial, flowering plant approximately is 18-20 weeks for one plant in a quart size container. Plant height.—21 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).—21 cm. Plant width.—26 cm. Roots: Number of days to initiate roots.—About 20-23 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, some anthocyanin present RHS 184C. Immature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 138A overlain with tones of RHS 184C. Mature leaf, color upper surface.—RHS 139A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 147B. Length.—6.1-9.0 cm. Width.—3.5-4.4 cm. Shape.—Ovate. Base shape.—Rounded. Apex shape.—Mucronate 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 139D. Color of vein (midrib), lower surface.—RHS 139A. Petiole color.—RHS 147B. Length.—1.2-1.5 cm. Diameter.—0.2 cm. Petiole, texture.—Glabrous. Stem: Branching characteristics.—Moderately free branching. Quantity of main branches per plant.—4-5. Color of stem.—RHS 144A. Length of stem.—16-18 cm. Diameter (at about mid-point).—0.2 cm. Length of internodes.—1.9-2.2 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.—3-6. Length.—10-12 cm. Diameter.—12-15 cm. Blooming habit.—Continuously through the summer months. Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—About 8 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 144A. Length .—2.8-7.0 cm. Diameter.—0.15 cm. Texture.—Smooth, glabrous, somewhat glossy. Bud (just before opening/showing color): Color.—Closest to RHS 53C. Length.—7.3 cm. Width.—1.8 cm. Shape.—Elongated, spindle shape. Immature flower: Diameter.—7.8 cm. Vertical diameter.—About 7.0 cm. Color upper surface.—RHS 54A with tones of RHS 55B and RHS 53C. Color lower surface.—RHS 53C. Mature flower: Shape.—Funnelform, funnel shaped base, formed by 5 partly fused petals, with the petal lobes opening outwards, and a little overlapping. Flower, horizontal diameter.—9.2 cm. Flower, vertical diameter.—About 7.5 cm. Flower, diameter of the funnel.—1.6 cm. Flower color, general.—Rose pink. Flower color, upper surface.—RHS 54A with tones of RHS 55B and RHS 53C. Flower color, lower surface.—RHS 53C with slightly darker and lighter tones of RHS 53B and RHS 53D. Color of the funnel, inner side.—RHS 53B closest to throat opening, interspersed with RHS 23A mid portion and solid RHS 23A at the base. Color of the funnel, outside.—RHS 55B with slightly darker and lighter tones of RHS 55A and RHS 55C. Petal, shape.—Roughly ovate, asymmetric. Petal apex shape.—Mucronate to cuspidate. Petal base shape.—Fused. Petal margin.—Mainly entire and mildly undulate. Petal length, from the corolla opening.—3.9 cm. Petal width, maximum.—4.0 cm. Corolla, texture of upper surface.—Glabrous, papillose. Corolla, texture of lower surface.—Glabrous, papillose. Pedicel, color.—Light green, RHS 144B. Length.—1.3-1.5 cm. Diameter.—0.2 cm. Pedicel, texture.—Smooth, glabrous. Calyx: Form.—5 sepals, closely attached to the base of the flower. Color, visible outer surface.—RHS 144D. Length.—1.2 cm. Width.—0.45 cm. Shape.—Subulate. Apex shape.—Acute. Base.—Fused. Margins.—Entire. Texture, upper surface.—Glabrous. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium: Pistil.—1, with a 5-lobed stigma. Style length.—2.1 cm. Diameter.—0.05 cm. Style color.—RHS 145D. Stigma color.—RHS 145C. Stigma shape.—Five lobed. Ovary color.—RHS 145C. Androecium: Stamens.—5, surrounding the style and stigma. Filaments.—Fused with the base of the flower. Anther.—Elongated. Anther color.—RHS 159B. Anther length.—0.85 cm. Color of pollen.—RHS 4D. Pollen amount.—Moderate. Fertility/seed set: Has not been observed on this hybrid. Disease/pest resistance: Has not been observed on this hybrid. Plant hardiness: Known hardiness to Zone 9b.