<i>Lantana </i>plant named ‘Dolanhearora’

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Dolanhearora’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching growth habit; dense and bushy plant form; dark green-colored leaves; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; flowers that are initially orange in color becoming dark reddish orange with development; and good garden performance.

Claims

1. A new and distinct Lantana plant named ‘Dolanhearora’ as illustrated and described.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH

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

(2) The photograph is a side perspective view of a typical flowering plant of ‘Dolanhearora’ grown in a container.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(3) The aforementioned photograph and following observations and measurements describe plants grown during the spring and summer in 13-cm containers in a glass-covered greenhouse in Rheinberg, Germany and under commercial practices typical of commercial Lantana production. During the production of the plants, day and night temperatures averaged 18° C. and light levels ranged from 1,500 to 4,500 lux. Plants were pinched three weeks after planting and were twelve weeks old when the photograph was taken and 25 weeks old when the description was taken. In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, Fifth Edition, except where general terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. Botanical classification: Lantana camara ‘Dolanhearora’. Parentage: Female, or seed, parent.—Proprietary selection of Lantana camara identified as code number LA-0124, not patented. Male, or pollen, parent.—Proprietary selection of Lantana camara identified as code number LA17-000101-001, not patented. Propagation: Type.—By vegetative terminal cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer.—About five days at temperatures about 20° C. Time to initiate roots, winter.—About seven days at temperatures about 20° C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer.—About three weeks at temperatures about 20° C. Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter.—About four weeks at temperatures about 20° C. Root description.—Fine, fibrous; close to 158A in color, actual color of the roots is dependent on substrate composition, water quality, fertilizers, substrate temperature and age of roots. Rooting habit.—Freely branching; dense. Plant description: Plant and growth habit.—Upright and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit, dense and bushy plant form. Plant height, soil level to top of foliar plante.—About 32 cm. Plant height, soil level to top of floral plante.—About 34.3 cm. Plant diameter.—About 56.5 cm. Lateral branch description: Branching habit.—Freely branching habit with about five primary lateral branches each with about 12 to 14 secondary lateral branches developing per plant. Length.—About 32 cm. Diameter.—About 5.1 mm. Internode length.—About 2.9 cm. Strength.—Strong. Texture and luster.—Pubescent; semi-glossy; longitudinally ridged. Color, developing stems.—Close to 144A. Color, developed stems.—Close to 164B. Leaf description: Arrangement.—Opposite, simple. Length.—About 6.3 cm. Width.—About 3.7 cm. Shape.—Ovate. Apex.—Acute. Base.—Rounded. Margin.—Senate; sinuses are medium in depth and divergent. Texture and luster, upper surface.—Coarse pubescence; semi-glossy. Texture and luster, lower surface.—Coarse pubescence; matte. Venation pattern.—Pinnate, reticulate. Color.—Developing and fully expanded leaves, upper surface: Close to 137A; venation, close to 144A. Developing and fully expanded leaves, lower surface: Close to 137B; venation, close to 144B. Petioles.—Length: About 1 cm. Diameter: About 1.1 mm. Strength: Moderately strong. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color, upper surface: Close to 144A. Color, lower surface: Close to 144B. Flower description: Flower arrangement and flowering habit.—Solitary salverform flowers arranged in terminal and axillary hemispherical umbels; flowers face mostly upward or outward depending on their position on the umbel; freely flowering habit with about 32 flowers per inflorescence and numerous inflorescences developing per plant during the flowering season. Natural flowering season.—Early flowering habit, plants begin flowering about eight weeks from unrooted cuttings; long flowering period, plants of the new Lantana flower continuously from the spring into the autumn in Germany. Flower longevity on the plant.—Individual flowers last about seven days; flowers persistent. Fragrance.—None detected. Inflorescence height.—About 6.8 cm. Inflorescence diameter.—About 3.8 cm. Flower buds.—Length: About 5.1 mm. Diameter: About 1.8 mm. Shape: Oval to tubular. Texture and luster: Rippled, glabrous; matte. Color: Close to 46A. Flowers.—Appearance: Flared trumpet, salverform; corolla fused, five-parted. Diameter: About 11.1 mm by 9 mm. Depth (height): About 1.6 cm. Throat diameter: About 0.7 mm. Tube length: About 1.2 cm. Tube diameter: About 2 mm. Corolla.—Arrangement: Single whorl of five fused petals. Petal lobe length: About 5 mm. Petal lobe width: About 4 mm. Petal lobe shape: Obovate. Petal lobe apex: Rounded. Petal margin: Entire; slightly undulate. Petal texture and luster, upper and lower surfaces: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Throat texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Tube texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; matte. Color: When opening, upper surface: Close to 24A. When opening, lower surface: Close to 44B. Fully opened, upper surface: Close to 44B; venation, close to 44B; color becoming closer to 44A with subsequent development. Fully opened, lower surface: Close to 44C; venation, close to 44C; color becoming closer to 32C with subsequent development. Throat: Close to 17A; venation, close to 17A. Tube: Close to 43A; venation, close to 43A. Calyx.—Appearance: Tubular calyx with five fused sepals. Sepal length: About 8.5 mm. Sepal diameter: About 1.8 cm. Sepal shape: Ligulate. Sepal apex: Acute. Sepal margin: Entire. Sepal texture and luster, upper surface: Coarse pubescence; semi-glossy. Sepal texture and luster, lower surface: Coarse pubescence; matte. Sepal color, upper surface: Close to 138A. Sepal color, lower surface: Close to 138B. Peduncles.—Length: About 4 cm. Diameter: About 1.1 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture and luster: Pubescent; semi-glossy. Color: Close to 150D. Pedicels.—Length: About 1 mm. Diameter: About 1 mm. Strength: Strong. Aspect: Mostly upright. Texture and luster: Smooth, glabrous; semi-glossy. Color: Close to 145C. Reproductive organs.—Stamens: Quantity and arrangement: Four per flower, adnate to floral tube. Filament length: About 3 mm. Filament color: Close to 158B. Anther length: About 0.8 mm. Anther shape: Oval. Anther color: Close to 17C. Pollen amount: Moderate. Pollen color: Close to 9B. Pistils: Quantity: One per flower. Pistil length: About 4 mm. Style length: About 2.5 mm. Style color: Close to 157C. Stigma diameter: About 0.5 mm. Stigma shape: Round. Stigma color: Close to 144A. Ovary color: Close to N144C. Fruits: Quantity produced per plant: About five during the flowering season. Length: About 5 mm. Diameter: About 7 mm. Texture: Rough. Color: Close to 202A. Seeds: Quantity per flower: About one to five. Length: About 4 mm. Diameter: About 5 mm. Texture: Smooth, glabrous. Color: Close to 200D. Garden performance: Plants of the new Lantana have been observed to have good garden performance and to tolerate wind, rain and to be suitable for USDA Hardiness Zone 11. Pathogen & pest tolerance: To date, plants of the new Lantana have not been observed to be tolerant to pathogens and pests common to Lantana plants.