<i>Mandevilla </i>plant named ‘MANZ0031’

Abstract

A new Mandevilla plant named MANZ0031 particularly distinguished by its large deep red 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 MANZ0031 substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

(1) The accompanying photographic drawings show typical flower and foliage characteristics of MANZ0031 with colors being as true as possible with an illustration of this type.

(2) The photographic drawings show in FIG. 1, a six month old flowering potted plant of the new variety taken Andijk, The Netherlands in May 2023 and in FIG. 2, a close-up of a flower on the same six month old plant taken in Andijk, The Netherlands in May 2023.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(3) The detailed botanical description was completed in May 2023 in Gilroy, California. The plants were growing in quart size pots in a greenhouse; they were about 5 months in age.

(4) In the following description, color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 2015 edition.

(5) TABLE-US-00001 TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY MANZ0031 AND A SIMILAR VARIETY Rio Deep Red FISRIX DERED U.S. Plant Pat. No. MANZ0031 20,714 Flower size: 10% larger Smaller Foliage size: 10% smaller Larger Leaf petiole adaxial side: Green Reddish with anthocyanin Leaf petiole length: 0.7-1.2 cm 1.5-2.0 cm 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.23 cm. Plant height (inflorescence included).23 cm. Plant width.29 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 137C. Immature leaf, color lower surface.RHS 138B. Mature leaf, color upper surface.Between RHS 137A and RHS 139A. Mature leaf, color lower surface.RHS 138A. Length.6.3-7.1 cm. Width.3.5-4.0 cm. Shape.Ovate. Base shape.Rounded. Apex shape.Broadly acuminate. 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 139D. Bulging between veins.Absent to weak. Petiole color.RHS 138B. Length.0.7-1.2 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 146B. Length of stem.17-22 cm. Diameter (at about mid-point).0.25 cm. Length of internodes.1.3-3.0 cm. Stem, texture.Smooth and glabrous. Number of climbing tendrils.None present. Inflorescence: Type of inflorescence.Raceme of several flowers, emerging from nodes of the stem. Number of flowers per inflorescence.7-13. Blooming habit.Continuously through the summer months. Quantity of flowers per plant.About 20 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 141A. Length.7.0-9.5 cm. Diameter.0.2 cm. Texture.Smooth, glabrous, somewhat glossy. Bud (just before opening/showing color): Color.RHS 185A. Length.9.1 cm. Width.1.8 cm. Shape.Elongated, spindle shape. Immature flower: Diameter.7.3 cm. Vertical diameter.About 7.0 cm. Color upper surface.RHS 146A with tones of RHS 185A and RHS 53A. Color lower surface.RHS 185AC. Mature flower: Flower type.Single. Shape.Funnelform, funnel shaped base, formed by partly 5 fused petals, with the petal lobes opening outwards, and a little overlapping. Flower, horizontal diameter.8.2 cm. Flower, vertical diameter.About 7.3 cm. Flower, diameter of the funnel.1.4 cm. Flower color, general.Dark red. Flower color, upper surface.RHS 146A with tones of RHS 185A and RHS 53A. Flower color, lower surface.RHS 185A. Color of the funnel, inner side.RHS 168A. Color of the funnel, outside.RHS 53C with slightly darker and lighter tones. Petal, shape.Roughly ovate, moderately asymmetric. Petal apex shape.Acute to cuspidate. Petal base shape.Fused. Petal margin.mainly entire and mildly undulate. Petal length, from the corolla opening.3.5 cm. Petal width, maximum.3.3-3.5 cm. Corolla, texture of upper surface.Glabrous, papillose. Corolla, texture of lower surface.Glabrous, papillose. Corolla, diameter.8.2 cm. Corolla, lobe.Moderately asymmetric. Corolla throat length.6.3 cm. Corolla throat color, inner side.RHS 168A. Corolla throat color, outer side.RHS 53C with slightly darker and lighter tones of RHS 53B and RHS 53D. Pedicel, color.Light green, RHS 145A. Length.1.6-1.8 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 145B. Length.0.9 cm. Width.0.4 cm. Shape.Subulate. Apex shape.Acute. Based.Fused. Margins.Entire. Texture, upper surface.Glabrous. Reproductive organs: Gynoecium: Pistil.1, with a 5-lobed stigma. Style length.2.2 cm. Diameter.0.05 cm. Style color.RHS 157C. Stigma color.RHS 145A. Stigma shape.Five lobed. Ovary color.RHS 145A. Androecium: Stamens.5, surrounding the style and stigma. Filaments.Fused with the base of the flower. Anther.Elongated. Anther color.RHS 159A. Anther length.0.9 cm. Color of pollen.RHS 159D. Pollen amount.Moderate. Fertility/seed set: Has not been observed on this hybrid. Disease/pest resistance: Has not been observed on this hybrid.