Mandevilla plant named ‘Sunpa 127’

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named Sunpa 127, characterized by its trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; and medium-sized white-colored flowers with yellow orange-colored throats.

Claims

1. A new and distinct Mandevilla plant named Sunpa 127 as illustrated and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance of the new Mandevilla plant showing the colors as true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored reproductions of this type. Colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description which accurately describe the actual colors of the new Mandevilla plant.

(2) The photograph at the top of the sheet comprises a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of Sunpa 127 grown in a container.

(3) The photograph at the bottom of the sheet is a close-up view of a typical flower of Sunpa 127.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(4) The aforementioned photographs and following observations, measurements and values describe plants grown during the summer in 15-cm containers in an outdoor nursery in Higashiomi, Shiga, Japan and under cultural practices typical of commercial Mandevilla production. During the production of the plants, day temperatures averaged 25 C. and night temperatures averaged 15 C. Plants were six months old when the photographs and detailed description were taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2007 Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification: Mandevilla hybrida Sunpa 127. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.Proprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as code number 02MH11-4, not patented. Male, or pollen, parent.Proprietary selection of Mandevilla hybrida identified as code number MH-58, not patented. Propagation: Type.By terminal vegetative cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer and winter.About two weeks at temperatures about 23 C. to 25 C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer and winter.About five to six weeks at temperatures about 23 C. to 25 C. Root description.Fibrous; typically light brown in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizer type and formulation, substrate temperature and physiological age of roots. Rooting habit.Freely branching; medium density. Plant description: Plant and growth habit.Trailing plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit. Lateral branch description.Length: About 19 cm. Diameter: About 2.8 mm. Internode length: About 1.8 cm. Strength: Strong, flexible. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color, developing: Close to 144B. Color, fully developed: Close to 177C. Leaf description: Arrangement.Opposite, simple. Length.About 4.9 cm. Width.About 3.8 cm. Shape.Elliptic. Apex.Acuminate. Base.Cordate. Margin.Entire. Texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces.Smooth, glabrous; slightly glossy. Venation pattern.Pinnate, reticulate. Color.Developing leaves, upper surface: Close to 146A. Developing leaves, lower surface: Close to 147C. Fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to NN137B; venation, close to 145B. Fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 147B; venation, close to 145C. Petioles.Length: About 1.2 cm. Diameter: About 1.2 mm. Texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Color, upper and lower surfaces: Close to N144A slightly tinged with close to 179B. Flower description: Flower type and habit.Single salverform flowers arranged in axillary racemes; flowers face mostly outwardly; freely flowering habit with about two to three flowers per inflorescence and about 50 flowers developing per plant. Natural flowering season.Early flowering habit, plants begin flowering about six weeks after planting; long flowering period, plants flower continuously from early summer until late autumn in Japan. Flower longevity on the plant.About seven to ten days; flowers not persistent. Fragrance.None detected. Flower buds.Height: About 6.4 cm. Diameter: About 1.2 cm. Shape: Rhomboid. Color: Distally, close to 38B; mid-section, close to 145C; proximally, close to 145B tinged with close to 180B. Flowers.Appearance: Salverform; flared trumpet, corolla fused and five-parted; flowers roughly star-shaped. Diameter: About 6 cm. Depth (length): About 5.9 cm. Throat diameter: About 1.6 cm. Tube length: About 2.4 cm. Tube diameter, proximally: About 3.1 mm. Corolla.Quantity and arrangement: Five petals arranged in a single whorl and fused towards the base into an elongated tube; petal lobes not to very slightly imbricate. Petal lobe length: About 2.9 cm. Petal lobe width: About 2.5 cm. Petal lobe shape: Ovate, asymmetrical. Petal lobe apex: Acuminate. Petal lobe margin: Entire; slightly undulate; moderately recurved. Petal lobe texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; velvety; matte. Throat texture: Smooth, glabrous. Tube texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Petal lobe, when opening and fully opened, upper surface: Close to NN155C; at the margin, close to 70C; venation, close to NN155C; color does not change with development. Petal lobe, when opening and fully opened, lower surface: Close to NN155C; at the margins, close to 70C; venation, close to NN155C; color does not change with development. Throat: Close to 21B; proximally, close to 21A; venation, similar to lamina colors. Tube: Close to N155C; proximally, close to N155B. Calyx.Quantity and arrangement: Five sepals arranged in a single whorl, fused at the base; calyx, star-shaped. Sepal length: About 6.9 mm. Sepal width: About 2.7 mm. Sepal shape: Lanceolate. Sepal apex: Acuminate. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous. Sepal color, upper surface: Close to 39A; proximally, close to 145A. Sepal color, lower surface: Close to 39A; proximally, close to 145B. Peduncles.Length: About 2.5 cm. Diameter: About 1.8 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Aspect: Upright to outwardly. Color: Close to 144A. Pedicels.Length: About 1.4 cm. Diameter: About 1.9 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Aspect: Upright to outwardly. Color: Close to 153A slightly overlain with close to 176C. Reproductive organs.Stamens: Quantity and arrangement: Typically five; filaments fused to corolla; anthers, connivent. Anther size: About 1.3 mm by 10 mm. Anther shape: Lanceolate. Anther color: Close to 16B. Pollen amount: None observed. Pistils: Quantity: Typically one. Pistil length: About 3 cm. Style color: Close to 144D. Stigma shape: Globose. Stigma color: Close to 144B. Ovary color: Close to 144B. Seeds and fruits.To date, seed and fruit production have not been observed on plants of the new Mandevilla. Pathogen & pest resistance: To date, plants of the new Mandevilla have not been noted to be resistant to pathogens and pests common to Mandevilla plants. Garden performance: Plants of the new Mandevilla have been observed to tolerate wind, rain and temperatures ranging from about 4 C. to about 30 C.