Tuscan Beauty

Tuscan Beauty

Rosmarinus plant named ‘Tuscan Beauty’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 15, 2044.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36200, the photograph of Tuscan Beauty printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36200, 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 and distinct cultivar of Rosmarinus plant named ‘Tuscan Beauty’ that is characterized by dense compact plant habit, foliage which appears to be variegated arising (on closer inspection) as individual leaves that are involute in shape, or longitudinally rolled such that the lighter green abaxial surfaces are rolled or folded over the darker green adaxial surfaces. ‘Tuscan Beauty’ exhibits strongly aromatic foliage which is characteristic of the genus and culinary herb Rosemary and bears pale blue to mid blue bilabiate flowers from spring until late summer. Plants of ‘Tuscan Beauty’ reach 102 cm. in height and 90 cm. in width at maturity but may be maintained as a low-growing juvenile plant if tip-pruned in the first season of growth. ‘Tuscan Beauty’ is hardy to USDA Zone 7. In combination, these traits set ‘Tuscan Beauty’ apart from all other existing varieties of Rosmarinus known to the inventors.

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We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Rosmarinus plant named ‘Tuscan Beauty’ as described and illustrated herein.

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