plant named ‘FYNLSPPI05’

A new and distinct variety of Leucospermum plant named ‘FYNLSPPI05’ which is characterized by the combination of an upright growth habit, an abundance of flower-bearing main stems, conical capitula inflorescences comprised of an abundance of pink flowers with prominent vibrant pink exserted stamens, and the stability of all characteristics from generation to generation.

Latin name of the genus and species: The Latin name of the genus and species of the novel variety disclosed herein is Leucospermum hybrid.

Variety denomination: The inventive variety of Leucospermum disclosed herein has been given the variety denomination ‘FYNLSPPI05’.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Parentage: ‘FYNLSPPI05’ is the result of a controlled cross-pollination breeding program carried out by the inventor at a commercial plant breeding facility in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa in September of 2012. The inventor performed a controlled cross-pollination of an unnamed, unpatented Leucospermum lineare plant, the seed parent, with an unnamed, unpatented Leucospermum tottum plant, the pollen parent. The resulting seedlings were grown for approximately two years to evaluate for new and distinct characteristics. In September of 2015, the inventor selected the new Leucospermum plant for its unique pink inflorescences.

Asexual Reproduction: Asexual reproduction of ‘FYNLSPPI05’, by way of stem cuttings, was first initiated in April of 2016 in Hopefield, Western Cape, South Africa. Through four subsequent generations of asexual propagation, the unique features of this cultivar have proven to be stable and true to type.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The cultivar ‘FYNLSPPI05’ has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions and the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in environment such as temperature, day length, and light intensity, without, however, any variance in genotype. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the unique characteristics of ‘FYNLSPPI05’. These characteristics in combination distinguish ‘FYNLSPPI05’ as a new and distinct Leucospermum cultivar:

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANT

The following observations and measurements were made in September of 2023 and describe 18-month-old ‘FYNLSPPI05’ plants grown outdoors in Piketberg, Western Cape, South Africa. Average temperatures ranged from 25 to 38 degrees Celsius during the day and 10 to 22 degrees Celsius at night during production. The plants were grown under full sun exposure and maintained with regular overhead irrigation. No pest or disease control measures were utilized in production.

A botanical description of ‘FYNLSPPI05’, comparisons with the parents, and a comparison with the most similar variety of common knowledge are provided below.

COMPARISONS WITH THE PARENT PLANTS

Plants of the new cultivar ‘FYNLSPPI05’ differ from its seed parent, an unnamed Leucospermum lineare plant (unpatented), by the characteristics described in Table 1.

Characteristic
‘FYNLSPPI05’
The seed parent

Plant vigor
More vigorous than 
Less vigorous than

the seed parent.
‘FYNLSPPI05’.

of the inflorescence.

Natural flowering
Flowering earlier 
Flowering later in

season.
in the spring than 
spring than

the seed parent.
‘FYNLSPPI05’.

Plants of the new cultivar ‘FYNLSPPI05’ may be distinguished from its pollen parent, an unnamed Leucospermum tottum plant (not patented), by the characteristics described in Table 2.

Characteristic
‘FYNLSPPI05’
The pollen parent.

Perianth
Less pubescent than 
More pubescent than

Inflorescence; 
More abundant than the
Less abundant than

flower
pollen parent, with 
‘FYNLSPPI05’, with

abundance.
flowers tightly held 
flowers loosely held

on the receptacle.
on the receptacle.

Style 
Thicker than the 
Narrower than

COMPARISON WITH THE MOST SIMILAR VARIETIES OF COMMON KNOWLEDGE

Plants of the new cultivar ‘FYNLSPPI05’ may be distinguished from the most similar known commercial comparator, Leucospermum ‘Succession’ (unpatented), by the characteristics described in Table 3.

General coloration 
Pink.
Dark orange to near-

of the inflorescence.

Natural flowering
Flowering later in 
Flowering earlier in

season.
the spring than
spring than