<i>Lantana </i>plant named ‘LANZ0044’

Abstract

A new Lantana plant named ‘LANZ0044’ having medium size mature cherry pink flowers with pale yellowish-pink immature flowers in the center of the umbel, excellent flower production, vigorous plant growth and uniform dense rounded habit with medium sized dark green foliage.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Lantana plant named ‘LANZ0044’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘LANZ0044’ with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

(2) The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1 a close view of an inflorescence taken in September 2021, and in

(3) FIG. 2 a whole flowering plant taken in July 2021.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(4) The plant descriptions and measurements were taken in Gilroy, California June 2022. The plants were approximately 3 months old and were growing in 14 inch pots, three plants per pot, in an outdoor field.

(5) Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart (RHS) 2001.

(6) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘LANZ0044’ AND A MOST SIMILAR VARIETY ‘Bante Cheria’ (U.S. Plant Pat. ‘LANZ0044’ No. 18,115) Plant habit: 20% Larger plant size 20% Smaller plant size Flower color: Pale yellow to pink to Yellow to dark coral to dark rose pink dark cherry pink Seed set: Low seed set Heavy seed set
The comparison was made of plants grown side by side at the same time, the same way out of doors where pollinators of bees, hummingbirds, butterflies and moths were constantly visiting. The patent for ‘Bante Cheria’ states the plants were approximately 9-11 week old plants, grown in a greenhouse in Hillscheid, Germany in the summer of 2005. There would not have been the visiting pollinators in this case to result in the heavy seed set seen on this variety when grown out of doors in California. Plant: Form, growth and habit.—Semi-woody, grown as an annual or perennial; vigorous semi-upright habit; very well branched. Plant height.—16 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).—20 cm. Plant width.—32 cm. Foliage: Type.—Opposite. Immature, leaf color, upper surface.—Closest to RHS137A. Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137C. Mature, leaf color, upper surface.—RHS 139A. Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137B. Length.—5.2-6.0 cm. Width.—4.3-4.6 cm. Shape.—Ovate. Base shape.—Rounded to truncate. Apex shape.—Acute. Margin.—Serrate. Texture, upper.—Hairy. Texture, lower surface.—Hairy. Pattern of veining.—Pinnate. Petiole color.—RHS 138B. Petiole length.—1.6-2.6 cm. Diameter of petiole.—02.0 cm. Texture (upper and lower surface).—Very short hairs. Stem: Color of stem.—RHS 138B. Length of stem.—12.0-14.5 cm. Diameter.—0.3 cm. Length of internodes.—2.8-4.0 cm. Texture.—Some hairs. Inflorescence: Type.—Umbel like, flattened semi-sphere the florets are sessile on an ovate receptacle. Blooming habit.—Flowers continuously from spring through fall. Number of open flowers per inflorescence.—About 37. Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—About 12. Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About 3 weeks (depending on temperatures). Fragrance.—Slightly spicy. Umbel horizontal diameter.—4.2 cm. Umbel vertical height.—2.4 cm. Peduncle color.—RHS 138B. Length of peduncle.—3.0-4.1 cm. Peduncle diameter.—0.15-0.2 cm. Texture.—Some hairs. Flower: Floret form.—Corolla salver-shaped to shallow cup-shaped, with a relatively long tube at the base; each flower subtended by a single bract. Length of floret.—1.2 cm. Width of floret.—0.9 cm. Depth of floret.—1.7 cm. Young floret, color upper surface.—RHS 62C and RHS 62D with RHS 12B around throat. Young floret, color lower surface.—RHS 62D with tones of RHS 70B. Mid age floret, color upper surface.—RHS 72C with tones of RHS 80B. Mid age floret, color lower surface.—RHS 78C with tones of RHS 78A. Mature florets, color upper surface.—Closest to RHS 71C and RHS 71B. Mature floret, color lower surface.—Closest to RHS 70A and tones of RHS 70D. Apex shape.—Mucronulate. Degree of lobation.—Moderate. Margin.—Entire. Base.—Fused. Texture, upper surface.—Smooth. Lower surface.—Smooth. Tube, color outer surface.—Closest to RHS 70C and RHS 70D. Tube, color inner surface.—RHS 65D. Tube, length.—1.2 cm. Tube, diameter (at opening).—0.2 cm. Tube, texture outer surface.—Smooth. Inner surface.—Very small hairs. Bud (just before opening): Color.—RHS 61B. Length.—1.0 cm. Width.—0.3 cm at the apex. Shape.—Tubular with a flared apex. Bract: Color.—Closest to RHS 139B. Length.—0.7-0.9 cm. Diameter.—0.2 cm. Texture, upper surface.—Small hairs. Lower surface.—Small hairs. Calyx: Number of sepals.—5, fused sepals forming a short tube around the base of the floret. Color of sepals.—Closest to RHS 138D. Length of sepals.—0.3 cm. Width of sepals.—0.2 cm. Apex shape.—Obtuse. Apex margins.—Entire. Texture, outer surface.—Small hairs. Inner surface.—Smooth. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium.— Pistil quantity.—One. Length.—0.45 cm. Style color.—RHS 150D. Style length.—0.3 cm. Stigma color.—RHS 144B. Ovary color.—RHS 144B. Ovary length.—0.1 cm. Ovary diameter.—0.1 cm. Androecium.— Stamen quantity.—4. Color of filaments.—RHS 159D. Length filaments.—0.05 cm. Anther color.—RHS 161B. Length of anthers.—0.1 cm. Color of pollen.—Unable to discern. Pollen amount.—Unable to discern. Fertility/seed set.—Low. Disease/pest resistance.—Has not been determined to date. Winter hardines.—USDA zone 10a. Heat/drought tolerance.—Very tolerant.