USPP13288P2 - Heuchera plant named ‘Black Beauty’ - Google Patents

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USPP13288P2
USPP13288P2 US09/967,086 US96708601V USPP13288P2 US PP13288 P2 USPP13288 P2 US PP13288P2 US 96708601 V US96708601 V US 96708601V US PP13288 P2 USPP13288 P2 US PP13288P2
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    • A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
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  • the present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of the herbaceous perennial, Heuchera, of the family Saxifragaceae, which originated from a cross between unknown parents.
  • This new Heuchera was selected from seedlings grown from select interspecific hybrids that were open pollinated in the field in Canby, Oreg. Given its characteristics we know that Heuchera americana is in its parentage.
  • the drawing shows Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’ growing in a pot in Canby, Oreg.
  • Botanical name Heuchera hybrid.
  • Blade size 9 to 12 cm long and 10 to 14 cm wide.
  • Petiole length 17 to 18 cm.
  • Petiole color Burgundy, between Greyed Purple 187B and 183A.
  • Peduncle Unbranched. Height — 52 cm. Diameter — 0.15 cm. Color — Greyed Purple 187A. Texture — Glandular puberulent.
  • Petal shape Lidid shape
  • Petal size 0.2 cm long.
  • Calyx color Pink with a brown tip. Greyed Orange 175A to Greyed Orange 174A to Greyed Purple 186C.
  • Lastingness Each thryse blooms for about 2 weeks on the plant.
  • Type . Tino-beaked ovoid capsule.
  • Heuchera americana ‘Palace Purple’ an unpatented plant
  • Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’ has shinier, darker, more purple leaves that are more undulate.
  • Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’ has shinier, much darker, more ruffled leaves and wind rather than insect pollinated flowers (i.e. less showy flowers).

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A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant characterized by shiny, deep maroon colored leaves with undulate margins.

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BOTANICAL CLASSIFICATION
Heuchera hybrid.
VARIETY DENOMINATION
‘Black Beauty’.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of the herbaceous perennial, Heuchera, of the family Saxifragaceae, which originated from a cross between unknown parents. This new Heuchera was selected from seedlings grown from select interspecific hybrids that were open pollinated in the field in Canby, Oreg. Given its characteristics we know that Heuchera americana is in its parentage.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
Deep maroon, glossy, ruffled leaves distinguish this new Heuchera hybrid from all others.
This new cultivar 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 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.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
The drawing shows Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’ growing in a pot in Canby, Oreg.
DETAILED PLANT DESCRIPTION
The following is a detailed description of the new Heuchera hybrid based on observations of two-year-old specimens grown in two-gallon containers in a greenhouse in Canby, Oreg. The color descriptions are all based on The Royal Horticultural Society Colour Chart.
Botanical name: Heuchera hybrid.
Market class: Herbaceous perennial.
Plant:
Form.—Basal rosette.
Hardiness.—USDA Zone 5 to 9.
Size.—24 cm tall and 51 cm wide.
Habit.—Rounded mound.
Leaf:
Type.—Simple.
Arrangement.—Rosette.
Shape.—Ovate.
Lobing/division.—5 to 7 lobes.
Venation.—Palmate.
Margins.—Undulate, crenate.
Apex.—Mucronulate.
Base.—Cordate, overlapping.
Blade size.—9 to 12 cm long and 10 to 14 cm wide.
Vestiture.—Sparsely scabrous.
Aspect.—Glossy.
Texture.—Waxy.
Petiole length.—17 to 18 cm.
Petiole texture.—Glandular puberulent.
Petiole color.—Burgundy, between Greyed Purple 187B and 183A.
Leaf color.—Topside — Deep maroon. In between Greyed Purple 187A and Black 202A. Bottom — Between Greyed Purple 187A and 187B with veins Red Purple 71A.
Inflorescence:
Type.—Thyrse.
Number of flowers.—About 100 per thyrse.
Peduncle.—Unbranched. Height — 52 cm. Diameter — 0.15 cm. Color — Greyed Purple 187A. Texture — Glandular puberulent.
Pedicel.—Length — 0.5 to 1 cm. Texture — Glandular puberulent. Color — Greyed Purple 183B.
Bloom period.—June through July in Canby, Oreg.
Flower bud:
Size.—0.2 cm.
Description.—Glandular puberulent, ovoid, downfacing.
Color.—Red Purple 59A.
Flower: Small, insignificant, wind-pollinated.
Type.—Perfect, zygomorphic, downfacing.
Shape.—Insignificant, campanulate.
Size.—0.4 cm long and 0.25 cm wide.
Petal count.—5, inconspicuous.
Petal color.—White 155D.
Petal shape.—Lanceolate with a clawed base.
Petal size.—0.2 cm long.
Calyx.—5 parted.
Calyx size.—0.3 cm deep and 2.5 cm wide.
Calyx color.—Pink with a brown tip. Greyed Orange 175A to Greyed Orange 174A to Greyed Purple 186C.
Stamen number.—5.
Pistil color.—Yellow Green 154D.
Pollen color.—No pollen, male sterile.
Fragrance.—None.
Lastingness.—Each thryse blooms for about 2 weeks on the plant.
Fruit:
Type.—Two-beaked ovoid capsule.
Fertility.—Low.
Color.—Tan. RHS 160C Greyed-Yellow to 199C Grey-Brown.
Seed:
Shape.—Linear.
Size.—2 mm. long.
Color.—Black. RHS 202A.
Disease tolerance: Excellent disease resistance to powdery mildew, the common problem of Heuchera.
Comparisons to similar Heuchera
Compared to Heuchera americana ‘Palace Purple’, an unpatented plant, Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’ has shinier, darker, more purple leaves that are more undulate.
Compared to Heuchera ‘Ebony and Ivory’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 11,380), Heuchera ‘Black Beauty’ has shinier, much darker, more ruffled leaves and wind rather than insect pollinated flowers (i.e. less showy flowers).
Compared to Heuchera ‘Chocolate Ruffles’ (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,965), this new cultivar has shinier, much darker foliage and its leaves are less cut and ruffled.
Compared to Heuchera ‘Purple Petticoats’ (EUBR #5885), this new cultivar has shinier, darker foliage.

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1. A new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by shiny, deep maroon colored leaves with undulate margins.
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