USOOPP20065P2 (12) United States Plant Patent (10) Patent No.: US PP20,065 P2 Henny et al. (45) Date of Patent: Jun. 9, 2009 (54) MANDEVILLA PLANT NAMED “GEM06-1 (52) U.S. Cl. ....................................................... Pt/232 5O) Latin N Mandevilla hwbrid (58) Field of Classification Search .................... PtF232 (50) Varietalat1n Name: Denomination: Matileia EVOri6-1 See application file for complete search history. (75) Inventors: BarbaraRichard J.HK. Henny, T Tavares, FL FL (US (US); Pririmary ExamiExaminer—Annette Annette HPH Para enny, Tavares, FL (US) (74) Attorney, Agent, or Firm—C. A. Whealy (73) Assignee: sity Ornamentals, Inc., Tavares, FL (57) ABSTRACT (*) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this A eW and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named patent is extended or adjusted under 35 GEM06-1, characterized by its upright, outwardly spread U.S.C. 154(b) by 0 days. ing and Vining plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; large, Smooth, Shiny and dark green-colored leaves; (21) Appl. No.: 12/154.222 thick stems; white-colored flowers with distinct yellow orange-colored centers; flowers with imbricate petals with (22) Filed: May 21, 2008 ruffled margins; and good garden performance. (51) Int. Cl. AOIH 5/00 (2006.01) 1 Drawing Sheet 1. 2 Botanical designation: Mandevilla hybrid. 1. These characteristics in combination distinguish Cultivar denomination: GEMO6-1. GEM06-1 as a new and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION . Upright, outwardly spreading and Vining plant habit. 5 The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar . Moderately vigorous growth habit. of Mandevilla, botanically known as Mandevilla hybrid and . Large, Smooth, Shiny and dark green-colored leaves. hereinafter referred to by the name “GEM06-1. Thick stems. The new Mandevilla is a product of a planned breeding ... White-colored flowers with distinct yellow orange program conducted by the Inventors in Tavares, Fla. The 10 colored centers. objective of the breeding program is to create new Mandev illa cultivars with attractive plant form, vigor and flower 6. Flowers with imbricate petals with ruffled margins. coloration. 7. Good garden performance and tolerant to low and high The new Mandevilla originated from a cross-pollination temperatures. made by the Inventors in May, 2005 in Tavares, Fla. of Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of Mandevilla hybrid Jumbo Blush, disclosed in U.S. Plant the female parent, Jumbo Blush. In side-by-side compari Pat. No. 10,095, as the female, or seed parent with an Sons conducted in Tavares, Fla., plants of the new Mandev unnamed selection of Mandevilla boliviensis, not patented, illa differed from plants of Jumbo Blush in the following as the male, or pollen, parent. The new Mandevilla was dis characteristics: covered and selected by the Inventors as a flowering plant 1. Plants of the new Mandevilla were more vigorous than from within the progeny of the Stated cross-pollination in a plants of Jumbo Blush. controlled greenhouse environment in Tavares, Fla. on Jun. 6, 2006. The new Mandevilla was selected on the basis of its 2. Plants of the new Mandevilla were more freely branch shiny dark green-colored foliage, good vigor and attractive ing than plants of Jumbo Blush. flower coloration. 25 3. Plants of the new Mandevilla and Jumbo Blush dif fered in flower color as plants of Jumbo Blush had Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by cuttings in pale pink-colored flowers with bright red purple Tavares, Fla., since June, 2006, has shown that the unique colored centers. features of this new Mandevilla are stable and reproduced Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of true to type in Successive generations. 30 the male parent selection. In side-by-side comparisons con ducted in Tavares, Fla., plants of the new Mandevilla dif SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION fered from plants of the male parent selection in the follow Plants of the new Mandevilla have not been observed ing characteristics: under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype 1. Plants of the new Mandevilla had thicker stems than may vary somewhat with variations in environment Such as 35 plants of the male parent selection. temperature and light intensity without, however, any Vari 2. Plants of the new Mandevilla had larger leaves than ance in genotype. plants of the male parent selection. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and 3. Plants of the new Mandevilla had larger flowers than are determined to be the unique characteristics of GEMO6 plants of the male parent selection. US PP20,065 P2 3 4 Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of Botanical classification: Mandevilla hybrid GEM06-1. Mandevilla White Delite, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. Parentage: 8,479. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Tavares, Female, or seed, parent.—Mandevilla hybrid Jumbo Fla., plants of the new Mandevilla differed from plants of Blush, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 10,095. White Delite in the following characteristics: Male, or pollen, parent. —Unnamed selection of 1. Plants of the new Mandevilla were more vigorous than Mandevilla boliviensis, not patented. plants of White Delite. Propagation: 2. Plants of the new Mandevilla had thicker stems than Tipe.—By single node cuttings. Time to initiate roots, summer—About 16 days at 24 plants of White Delite. C. 3. Plants of the new Mandevilla had larger leaves than Time to initiate roots, winter—About 22 days at 21°C. plants of White Delite. Time to produce a rooted young plant, summer—About 4. Plants of the new Mandevilla and White Delite dif 45 days at 32° C. fered in flower color as flowers of plants of White Time to produce a rooted young plant, winter—About Delite were initially pink in color. 60 days at 12°C. to 27°C. Plants of the new Mandevilla can be compared to plants of Root description. Thick, fibrous. Mandevilla White Velvet, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. Rooting habit.—Freely branching; moderately dense. 18.012. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in Tavares Plant description: Fla., plants of the new Mandevilla differed from plants of Form/plant habit.—Perennial evergreen flowering White Velvet in the following characteristics: plant; twining vine. Plants initially upright and out 1. Plants of the new Mandevilla had thicker stems than wardly spreading, then Vining, requiring Support to plants of White Velvet. maintain upright habit. Plants are typically pinched 2. Plants of the new Mandevilla and White Velvet dif about six weeks and three months after planting to fered in flower shape. enhance lateral branch development; potentially two 3. Plants of the new Mandevilla and White Velvet dif lateral branches form at every node. Moderately vig fered in flower color as flowers of plants of White orous growth habit. Velvet were white and faintly overlain with red purple Plant height (length). About 60 cm. in color. Plant diameter (spread). About 50 cm. Plants of the new Mandevilla can also be compared to Lateral branch description.—Length: About 40 cm. plants of Mandevilla Sunmandeho, disclosed in U.S. Plant Diameter: About 4 mm. Internode length: About 6 Pat. No. 11,556. In side-by-side comparisons conducted in cm. Strength: Flexible, moderately strong. Texture, Tavares, Fla., plants of the new Mandevilla differed from developing stems: Fine pubescence. Texture, mature plants of Sunmandeho in the following characteristics: stems: Smooth, glabrous; Woody. Color, developing stems: Close to 145A becoming closer to 146C with 1. Plants of the new Mandevilla had thicker stems than development. Color, mature stems: Close to 199D. plants of Sunmandeho. Foliage description: 2. Plants of the new Mandevilla had larger leaves than Arrangement.—Opposite, simple. plants of Sunmandeho. Length.—About 12 cm to 14 cm. 3. Plants of the new Mandevilla and 'Sunmandeho dif Width. —About 7 cm to 8 cm. fered in flower shape. Shape.—Elongated oblong. Apex. —Sharply acute. Base.—Cordate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPH Margin.—Entire. The accompanying colored photograph illustrates the Texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Fine pubescence. overall appearance of the new cultivar, showing the colors as Luster, upper surface.—Glossy. true as it is reasonably possible to obtain in colored repro Luster, lower surface.—Somewhat glossy. ductions of this type. Colors in the photograph may differ Venation pattern.—Pinnate. slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical Color:—Developing and fully expanded foliage, upper description which accurately describe the actual colors of surface: More green than 147A: venation, close to the new Mandevilla. The photograph is a close-up view of a 139D. Developing and fully expanded foliage, lower typical flowering plant of GEM06-1. surface: Close to 146A midvein, close to 139D; lat eral veins, close to 139A. DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION Petiole length.—About 1.5 cm. Petiole diameter:—About 2 mm. In the following description, color references are made to Petiole texture, upper and lower surfaces.—Pubescent. The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart, 1995 Edition, Petiole color; upper surface. —Close to 146B. except where general terms of ordinary dictionary signifi Petiole color, lower surface.—Close to 146D. cance are used. Plants used for the aforementioned photo Flower description: graph and following description and observations were Flower type and habit.—Single salverform flowers: grown under conditions which closely approximate com flowers arranged on axillary or terminal racemes; mercial production conditions during the spring and Summer flowers face mostly outward. Freely flowering habit, in a polyethylene-covered greenhouse in Tavares, Fla. in about 20 flowers develop per plant during the flower three-gallon containers. During the production of the plants, ing season. day temperatures ranged from 32° C. to 35° C. and night Natural flowering season.—Plants of the new Mandev temperatures averaged 21°C.