Berry Patch™ ‘75-14’

U.S. Patent PP21,089
Caladium Variety


Description:

Performs well in full sun; vigorous and resists sunburn. Berry Patch™ ‘75-14′ produces high-quality plants in container forcing. Dark green leaves with green-white intervenial areas and small red-purple spots

Berry Patch™ ‘75-14’ is a new, spotted, fancy-leaved variety with superior tuber yields.  This variety is vigorous, resistant to sunburn, and performs well in full-sun landscapes.  With its multiple branching habit and plant vigor, Berry Patch™ ‘75-14’ produces high-quality plants in container forcing.  Leaves of Berry Patch™ ‘75-14’ are peltate, sagittate-cordate, with green-white palmate-pinnate venation.  The upper surface of leaves has dark-green margins bordering the entire leaf, except for the basal leaf valley, where the upper leaf surface is grey-purple.  Interveinal areas are green-white near the central main vein and change to dark green near the margin.  Leaves have a small, red-purple blotch at the petiole attachment and numerous grey-purple spots.  The undersurface of Berry Patch™ ‘75-14’ leaves has a grey-green margin.  Primary veins are grey-green, and netted venation is grey-green.  Interveinal areas are green-white near the central main and large veins and change to grey-green near the margin.  Grey-purple spots are numerous and scattered between primary veins.  Petioles are light green at the apex, but the colors diffuse into a dark brown at the base.

 

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