Plants – Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
2003-06-02
2004-05-25
Campell, Bruce R. (Department: 1661)
Plants
Herbaceous ornamnental flowering plant
Plant Patent
active
PP014825
ABSTRACT:
Botanical classification: ×Heucherella sp.
Cultivar denomination: ‘Sunspot’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct intergeneric hybrid between Heuchera and Tiarella, or ×Heucherella, and given the cultivar name ‘Sunspot’. Both genera, Heuchera and Tiarella, are of the family Saxifragaceae.
This new cultivar originated from a mutation in tissue culture from ×Heucherella ‘Dayglow Pink’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 12,164).
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
This new Heucherella is unique in its golden to lime green foliage unique in the ×Heucherella with a maroon starry blotch in the middle and characterized by:
1. Small, lobed leaves.
2. Intense pink flowers on maroon peduncles.
3. Tight habit.
4. Excellent vigor.
The new variety has been reproduced only by asexual propagation (division and tissue culture). Each of the progeny exhibits identical characteristics to the original plant. Asexual propagation by division and tissue culture using standard micropropagation techniques with terminal and lateral shoots as done in Canby, Oreg., shows that the foregoing characteristics and distinctions come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding propagations. The present invention has not been evaluated under all possible environmental conditions. The phenotype may vary with variations in environment without a change in the genotype of the plant.
Campell Bruce R.
Hwu June
Klarquist & Sparkman, LLP
Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc.
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