Tiramisu

Tiramisu

Heuchera plant named ‘Tiramisu’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 2, 2028.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 19, 2027. This patent earned 14 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20429, the photograph of Tiramisu printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20429, 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

A new cultivar of Heuchera of hybrid origin, ‘Tiramisu’, characterized by its flat, orbicular-shaped leaves with unique coloration that changes throughout the growing season and with the temperature of the growing conditions. In the spring, the leaves are yellow-green to yellow and moderately mottled with red. In the summer, the leaves become greener with a silvery overlay. In the fall with cool temperatures, new leaves emerge that are yellow-green and heavily mottled with red with yellow-green margins and veins. ‘Tiramisu’ is further characterized by its compact and mounded plant habit and its cold hardiness in U.S.D.A Zone 3.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Heuchera plant named ‘Tiramisu’ as herein illustrated and described.

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Abstract