Lantana plant named ‘Balshamred’

A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Balshamred’, characterized by its deep yellow-orange and medium red-colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit, is disclosed.

Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed:Lantana camara.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofLantanaplant botanically known asLantana camaraand hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balshamred’.

The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in Guadalupe, Calif. during June 2019. The objective of the breeding program was the development ofLantanacultivars having a moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit suitable for use in basket and container plantings.

The newLantanacultivar is the result of cross-pollination. The female (seed) parent of the new cultivar is the proprietaryLantana camarabreeding selection coded LAN-00197, not patented, characterized by its deep yellow-orange and medium red colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, low growth vigor, and compact-mounded growth habit. The male (pollen) parent of the new cultivar is the proprietaryLantana camarabreeding selection coded 26646, not patented, characterized by its deep yellow-orange and medium red colored inflorescences, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit. The new cultivar was selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the above stated cross-pollination during April 2020 in a controlled environment in Guadalupe, Calif.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by terminal stem cuttings since April 2020 in Guadalupe, Calif. and Arroyo Grande, Calif. has demonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true to type with all of the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedly observed and can be used to distinguish ‘Balshamred’ as a new and distinct cultivar ofLantanaplant:1. Deep yellow-orange and medium red-colored inflorescences;2. Dark green-colored foliage; and3. Moderately vigorous, mounded growth habit.

Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the female parent primarily in having increased growth vigor, more branches per plant and more inflorescences per plant. Plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of the male parent primarily in having more branches per plant and more inflorescences per plant.

Of the many commercially availableLantanacultivars, the most similar in comparison to the new cultivar is BANDANA Red ‘Bant Reda09’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 20,531. However, in side-by-side comparisons, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘Bant Reda09’ in at least the following characteristics:1. Plants of the new cultivar have a smaller diameter inflorescence than plants of ‘Bant Reda09’; and2. Plants of the new cultivar have a darker shade of red-colored inflorescences than plants of ‘Bant Reda09’.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, 2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significance are used. The color values were determined in August 2022 under natural light conditions in Naperville, Ill.

The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately 5-month-old plants produced from cuttings from stock plants and grown under conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice. The plants were grown in twelve inch hanging baskets for approximately 11 weeks in an outdoor nursery in West Chicago, Ill. Plants were given three pinches prior to transplant and one application of Daminozide at 2500 ppm after the first pinch. Prior to transplant plants were grown in a polycarbonate greenhouse in West Chicago, Ill. Greenhouse temperatures were maintained at approximately 75° F. to 80° F. (24° C. to 27° C.) during the day and approximately 65° F. to 70° F. (18° C. to 21° C.) during the night. Supplemental lighting was used for first four weeks after sticking. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical plants.Botanical classification:Lantana camara‘Balshamred’.Parentage:Female parent.—ProprietaryLantana camarabreeding selection coded LAN-00197, not patented.Male parent.—ProprietaryLantana camarabreeding selection coded 26646, not patented.Propagation:Type cutting.—Terminal stem.Time to initiate roots.—Approximately 7 to 11 days.Time to produce a rooted cutting.—Approximately 24 to 35 days.Root description.—Fibrous.Rooting habit.—Freely branching.Plant description:Commercial crop time.—Approximately 6 to 7 weeks from a rooted cutting to finish in a 10 cm container.Growth habit and general appearance.—Moderately vigorous, mounded.Size.—Height from soil level to top of plant plane: Approximately 42.0 cm. Width: Approximately 75.0 cm.Branching habit.—Freely branching, pinching enhances branching. Quantity of lateral branches per plant: Approximately 4 basal branches with 12 main lateral branches.Branch.—Shape: Square in cross section. Strength: Strong, becomes woody with age. Length: Approximately 38.0 cm. Diameter: Approximately 4.0 mm. Length of central internode: Approximately 3.7 cm. Texture: Densely pubescent with a mixture of glandular and nonglandular hairs. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color of young stem: 146B to 146C. Color of mature stem: 146B becoming woody 199A to 199B with age.Foliage description:General description.—Quantity of leaves per lateral branch: Approximately 18. Fragrance: Strong, spicy. Form: Simple. Arrangement: Opposite.Leaves.—Aspect: Perpendicular to obtuse angle to stem. Shape: Ovate. Margin: Serrate. Apex: Acute. Base: Obtuse. Venation pattern: Pinnate. Length of mature leaf: Approximately 5.5 cm. Width of mature leaf: Approximately 3.2 cm. Texture of upper surface: Scabrous. Texture of lower surface: Scabrous and glandular pubescent along venation. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color of upper surface of young foliage: Closest to 137A with NN137A and venation of 146B to indistinguishable. Color of lower surface of young and mature foliage: Closest to 147B with venation of 146C. Color of upper surface of mature foliage: Closest to NN137A with venation of 146B to indistinguishable.Petiole.—Length: Approximately 1.2 cm. Diameter: Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture: Scabrous and glandular pubescent. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color: 146B.Flowering description:Flowering habit.—‘Balshamred’ is freely flowering under outdoor growing conditions with substantially continuous blooming from spring through autumn and year-round in greenhouse environment.Lastingness of individual inflorescence on the plant.—Approximately 2 to 3 weeks.Inflorescence description:General description.—Type: Hemispherical head, axillary or terminal. Quantity per plant: Approximately 75. Fragrance: Strong, spicy. Aspect: Facing upward or outward. Height: Approximately 2.2 cm. Width: Approximately 4.0 cm. Quantity of fully open flowers per inflorescence: Approximately 34.Peduncle.—Strength: Strong. Shape: Square in cross section. Aspect: Acute angle to stem. Length: Approximately 4.5 cm. Diameter: Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture: Scabrous and glandular pubescent. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color: 146B.Flower description:General description.—Type: Salverform.Bud.—Rate of opening: Generally takes 1 to 2 days for bud to progress from first color to fully open flower. Buds open in progression from the margin to the center of the inflorescence. Quantity of unopened inflorescences per plant: Approximately 28.Bud just before opening.—Shape: Elongated, rectangular at apex. Length: Approximately 1.0 cm. Diameter: Approximately 3.0 mm. Color: 13A and N34A.Corolla.—Depth: Approximately 1.8 cm. Diameter: Approximately 1.1 cm.Petals.—Quantity: 4, non-imbricate, non-symmetrical petals. Petals are fused at base forming a corolla tube. Shape: Obovate. Appearance: Dull. Aspect: Flat to cupped. Margin: Entire, ruffled. Apex: Obtuse. Length of upper petal from throat: Approximately 4.0 mm. Width of upper petal: Approximately 7.0 mm. Length of lateral petals from throat: Approximately 4.0 mm. Width of lateral petals: Approximately 4.0 mm. Length of lower petal from throat: Approximately 6.0 mm. Width of lower petal: Approximately 8.0 mm. Texture of upper surface: Glabrous. Texture of lower surface: Densely pubescent. Color of upper surface when first open: 17A tinted with N25A. Color of lower surface when first open: 17D tinted with N34A. Color of upper surface when fully open: Transitions through N25A to N34A, fades to 34A with age. Color of lower surface when fully open: 15D with N34A to N34B.Corolla tube.—Length: Approximately 1.2 cm. Diameter at tube opening: Approximately 1.0 mm. Diameter at base: Approximately 1.0 mm. Texture of inner surface: Densely pubescent. Texture of outer surface: Densely pubescent with a mixture of glandular and nonglandular hairs at tube opening transitioning to glabrous at base. Pubescence color: Colorless and N34A. Color of inner surface: Closest to 15C. Color of outer surface: 154D with an overlay of N34A.Calyx.—Shape: Tubular with two broadly acute tips. Length: Approximately 3.0 mm. Diameter at tip: Approximately 2.0 mm. Diameter at base: Approximately 1.5 mm. Texture of inner surface: Glabrous. Texture of outer surface: Densely pubescent with a mixture of glandular and nonglandular hairs. Gland color: Colorless, transparent. Color of inner and outer surfaces: 145D.Bracts.—Quantity per flower: 1 per flower. Shape: Lanceolate. Length: Approximately 7.0 mm. Width: Approximately 2.0 mm. Texture of upper surface: Sparsely pubescent. Texture of lower surface: Densely pubescent. Color of upper surface: 137A with 145A at base. Color of lower surface: 137B with 145A at base.Reproductive organs.—Androecium: Stamen quantity: 4, adnate to corolla tube. Stamen length: Approximately 2.0 mm. Anther shape: Bilobed, ovoid. Anther length: Approximately 1.0 mm. Anther color: 13B. Pollen amount: Pollen amount: Sparse. Pollen color: 8D. Gynoecium: Pistil quantity: 1 per flower. Pistil length: Approximately 4.0 mm. Stigma shape: Funnel. Stigma length: Less than 1.0 mm. Stigma color: 144B, translucent. Style length: Approximately 3.0 mm. Style color: 155D, translucent. Ovary diameter: Approximately 1.0 mm. Ovary color: 144C.Seed and fruit production: Neither seed nor fruit production has been observed.Disease and pest resistance: Resistance to pathogens and pests common toLantanahas not been observed.