Grape Expectations

Heuchera plant named ‘Grape Expectations’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 4, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 8, 2034. This patent earned 87 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26894, the photograph of Grape Expectations printed in the patent.

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Abstract

The new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant named ‘Great Expectations’ with foliage color that changes throughout the year emerging in the spring with leaves of vibrant grape purple above, then developing a silvery surface over darker greyed purple, and topped with branched panicles of compact near white flowers. Foliage then develops purplish-silver between the veins, and by late season intensifying to deep purple and decreasing the silvery regions between the veins. The near white colored 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 ‘Grape Expectations’ as herein described and illustrated with panicles of near white flowers and foliage changing colors throughout the seasons, with improved heat and humidity tolerance suitable for landscaping or as cut flower or foliage decoration.

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Grape Expectations

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