Coleus plant named ‘UF14-24-1’

Abstract

UF14-24-1 is a new coleus plant distinguished by having a vigorous compact mounded growth habit, excellent heat tolerance, consistent bright chartreuse leaves when grown in both sun and shade conditions, and desirable late flowering characteristics, as disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A new and distinct Plectranthus scutellarioides plant named UF14-24-1 as described and illustrated herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) This new coleus plant is illustrated by the accompanying photographs, which show the plant's form and foliage. The colors shown are as true as can be reasonably obtained by conventional photographic procedures. FIGS. 2 and 3 were taken of plants grown for eleven weeks from unrooted cuttings in October-December, 2016 in a poly-covered plastic greenhouse in Gainesville, Fla.

(2) FIG. 1shows the pedigree of the claimed plant.

(3) FIG. 2shows the growth habit, form, and foliage of the claimed plant.

(4) FIG. 3shows a close-up of the foliage of the claimed plant.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(5) The following detailed description sets forth the distinctive characteristics of UF14-24-1. The detailed description was obtained using eleven-week-old plants grown from unrooted cuttings in October-December of 2016 in a poly-covered plastic greenhouse in Gainesville, Fla. The plants were propagated in mist for 10 days after cuttings were stuck, then grown in 1-gallon pots for approximately nine and a half additional weeks. Color references are to The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society of London (R.H.S.), 2007 5th Edition. Classification: Family.Lamiaceae. Botanical.Plectranthus scutellarioides. Common name.Coleus. Cultivar name.UF14-24-1. Plant description: Form.Spreading. Habit.Loosely Mounded. Height (from top of soil).25-30 cm. Width (horizontal plant diameter).60-65 cm. Propagation: Type cuttings.Vegetative meristems having at least 1 node. Time to initiate roots.3-4 days. Time to produce a rooted cutting.7-10 days. Root habit.Fibrous. Root description.Callus forms in 2 to 3 days, roots initiate in 3-4 days and become a highly branched cutting in 7-10 days. Branches: Quantity per plant.12-14. Branch color.RHS 144B. Texture.Smooth. Pubescence.Not present. Stem description.Square-shaped stem, 0.8 cm in diameter at the soil line. Branch diameter.0.5-0.6 cm at the base of a 24 cm long branch. Branch length.22-25 cm. Internode length.4-5 cm. Anthocyanin.Not present. Leaves: Quantity of leaves per branch.18-20. Arrangement.Opposite. Fragrance.Not fragrant. Shape.Ovate to lance-shaped. Length.10-12 cm. Width.3-4 cm. Apex.Narrowly acute. Base.Oblique. Margin.Lobed. Leaf texture (both surfaces).Smooth. Pubescence color (both surfaces).Not present. Venation color.Upper surface: Center: RHS 4D. Lower surface: RHS 145C. Venation pattern.Upper surface: Arcuate. Lower surface: Reticulate. Color.Immature leaf: Upper surface: RHS N144B. Lower surface: RHS 150B. Color.Mature leaf: Upper surface: RHS N144C. Lower surface: RHS 145A. Petiole length.4-5 cm. Petiole diameter.0.2-0.3 cm. Petiole color.RHS N144D. Petiole texture.Smooth, no pubescence. Flowers and seeds: Flowers and seeds have not been observed. Fruit/seed set: Fruit/seed not observed. Disease and insect resistance: Disease and insect resistance is typical of the species, thus no claims are made of any superior disease or insect resistance with this cultivar. The most common insect pests observed on this plant in Gainesville, Fla. have been long-tailed or citrus mealybugs (Pseudococcus sp.), which occur on older stock plant material held in the greenhouse for over 3-4 months. Impatiens Necrotic Spot Virus (Bunyaviridae) has also been observed in plants confined in greenhouses with mixed crops (peppers) infected with Western flower thrips (Frankliniella occidentalis). The most common pathogen of this species in the U.S. is downy mildew (Pernonspora lamii) which has been observed in stock materials grown closely together in cooler growing seasons.