Blackberry Ice

Blackberry Ice

Heuchera plant named ‘Blackberry Ice’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 31, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 6, 2033. This patent earned 268 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26788, the photograph of Blackberry Ice printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26788, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

Abstract

The new and distinct hybrid plant of Heuchera named ‘Blackberry Ice’ with foliage color that changes throughout the year emerging in the spring as iridescent purple with lighter pinkish purple interveinal distal regions with dark greenish purple veins. Foliage then progresses to intense silvering with dark green with purple undertones and by late season and into winter intensifying the purple and decreasing the silvery regions between the veins. The very light pink campanulate flowers appear on a branched panicle effective over a long period. The new plant is vigorous, compact in habit and tolerates heat and humidity well.

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I claim: 1. The new and distinct Coral Bells plant named Heuchera ‘Blackberry Ice’ as herein described and illustrated with foliage changing colors throughout the seasons, comprising very light pink flowers and with improved heat and humidity tolerance suitable for landscaping or as cut flower or foliage decoration.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26788 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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