MANDEVILLA PLANT NAMED 'MANZ0003'

Abstract

A new Mandevilla plant named ‘MANZ0003’ particularly distinguished by its large lavender pink flowers, glossy and smooth medium green foliage, bushy plant habit with a tendency to produce vines under low light growing conditions and with excellent branching and floriferousness.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Mandevilla plant named ‘MANZ0003’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

[0014] The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of ‘MANZ0003’ 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 and in FIG. 2, a close-up of the flowers.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

[0015] The aforementioned photographs were taken June 2016 in Gilroy, Calif. The plants were growing in 11 cm pots on benches in a greenhouse. They were about 5 months in age.

TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘MANZ0003’ AND A SIMILAR VARIETY ‘FISRIX PINKA’ ‘MANZ0003’ (‘Rio Pink’) Flower size: Larger Smaller Flower color: Lighter pink Darker pink Foliage: Larger Smaller Plant size or habit: Larger, more vigorous Smaller, less vigorous [0016] Plant: [0017] Form, growth and habit.—Perennial or sub-shrub, herbaceous younger stems, woody at base of older stems, spreading, semi-upright, with moderate tendency of developing vines depending on season and light intensity. Time for producing a commercial, flowering plant approximately is 12 weeks for one plant in a quart size container. [0018] Plant height.—50 cm. [0019] Plant height (inflorescence included).—52 cm. [0020] Plant width.—37 cm. [0021] Roots: [0022] Number of days to initiate roots.—About 16-20 days at about 22 degrees C. [0023] Number of days to produce a rooted cutting plant.—5 weeks at about 22 degrees C. [0024] Type.—Fibrous, a little fleshy, free branching. [0025] Color.—RHS N1558D. [0026] Foliage: [0027] Arrangement of leaves.—Simple leaf, opposite and decussate. [0028] Immature leaf, color upper surface.—RHS 137A. [0029] Immature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 146C. [0030] Mature leaf, color upper surface.—RHS 139A. [0031] Mature leaf, color lower surface.—RHS 137C. [0032] Length.—9.0-9.5 cm. [0033] Width.—5.3-6.3 cm. [0034] Shape.—Ovate. [0035] Base shape.—Rounded. [0036] Apex shape.—Cuspidate. [0037] Margin.—Entire. [0038] Texture, upper surface.—Smooth, glossy, glabrous. [0039] Texture, lower surface.—Smooth, glossy, glabrous. [0040] Pattern of leaf veins.—Pinnate. [0041] Color of veins, upper surface.—RHS 143D. [0042] Color of vein (midrib), lower surface.—RHS 141D. [0043] Petiole color.—RHS 141D. [0044] Length.—0.8-1.6 cm. [0045] Diameter.—0.25 cm. [0046] Petiole, texture.—Glabrous. [0047] Stem: [0048] Branching characteristics.—Moderately free branching. [0049] Quantity of main branches per plant.—3-5. [0050] Color of stem.—RHS 144B with some anthocyanin present. [0051] Length of stem.—70-90 cm. [0052] Diameter (at about mid point).—0.3 cm. [0053] Length of internodes.—3.0-21.0 cm. [0054] Stem, texture.—Smooth and glabrous. [0055] Inflorescence: [0056] Type of inflorescence.—Raceme of several flowers, emerging from nodes of the stem. [0057] Number of flowers per inflorescence.—4-11. [0058] Blooming habit.—Continuously through the summer months. [0059] Quantity of flowers per plant.—About 30 in various stages of development. [0060] Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—Approximately 8-10 days, depending on temperature. [0061] Fragrance.—Absent. [0062] Peduncle: [0063] Color.—Green, RHS 144A. [0064] Length.—7.0-15.0 cm. [0065] Diameter.—0.2 cm. [0066] Texture.—Smooth, glabrous, somewhat glossy. [0067] Bud (just before opening/showing color): [0068] Color.—RHS 68A and RHS 68B at the tip, the middle part is alternating RHS 62B and RHS 150D, the base is RHS 144D. [0069] Length.—8.5-9.0 cm. [0070] Width.—3.0 cm. [0071] Shape.—Elongated, spindle shape. [0072] Immature flower: [0073] Diameter.—8.0 cm. [0074] Vertical diameter.—About 8.0 cm. [0075] Color upper surface.—RHS 65A overlain with RHS 68A. [0076] Color lower surface.—RHS 68B with small irregular flecks of RHS 56D. [0077] Mature flower: [0078] Shape.—Funnelform, funnel shaped base, formed by 5 partly fused petals, with the petal lobes opening outwards, and a little overlapping. [0079] Flower, horizontal diameter.—10.0-11.0 cm. [0080] Flower, vertical diameter.—About 8.0 cm. [0081] Flower, diameter of the funnel.—1.7 cm. [0082] Flower color, general.—Light lavender pink, darker at petal apex and around throat opening. [0083] Flower color, upper surface.—RHS 65A overlain with RHS 68B. [0084] Flower color, lower surface.—RHS 68B with small irregular flecks of RHS 56D. [0085] Color of the funnel, inner side.—RHS 16A. [0086] Color of the funnel, outside.—RHS 62B with lighter tones. [0087] Petal, shape.—Roughly ovate, asymmetric. [0088] Petal apex shape.—Mucronate. [0089] Petal base shape.—Fused. [0090] Petal margin.—Mainly entire. [0091] Petal length, from the corolla opening.—5.0 cm. [0092] Petal width, maximum.—4.3 cm. [0093] Corolla, texture of upper surface.—Glabrous, papillose. [0094] Corolla, texture of lower surface.—Glabrous, papillose. [0095] Pedicel, color.—Light green, RHS 146D. [0096] Length.—2.0 cm. [0097] Diameter.—0.20 cm. [0098] Pedicel, texture.—Smooth, glabrous. [0099] Calyx: [0100] Form.—5 sepals, closely attached to the base of the flower. [0101] Color, visible outer surface.—RHS 145B. [0102] Length.—1.2 cm. [0103] Width.—0.45 cm. [0104] Shape.—Subulate. [0105] Apex shape.—Acute. [0106] Base.—Fused. [0107] Margins.—Entire. [0108] Texture, upper surface.—Glabrous. [0109] Reproductive organs: [0110] Gynoecium: [0111] Pistil.—1, with a 5-lobed stigma. [0112] Style length.—2.5 cm. [0113] Diameter.—0.05 cm. [0114] Style color.—RHS 150D. [0115] Stigma color.—RHS 185B and RHS 145B. [0116] Stigma shape.—Five lobed. [0117] Ovary color.—RHS 144B. [0118] Androecium: [0119] Stamens.—5, connivent, surrounding the style and stigma. [0120] Filaments.—Fused with the base of the flower. [0121] Anther.—Elongated. [0122] Anther color.—RHS 164D. [0123] Anther length.—1.2 cm. [0124] Color of pollen.—RHS 4D. [0125] Pollen amount.—Moderate. [0126] Fertility/seed set: Has not been observed on this hybrid. [0127] Disease/pest resistance: Has not been observed on this hybrid.