Inheuredfu

Heuchera

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Marmalade'

Summary: The colour of the young leaf of 'Inheuredfu' is dark purple red on the upper and lower sides whereas the young leaf of 'Marmalade' is medium brown on the upper side and brown purple on the lower side. The colour of the upper side of the mature leaf of 'Inheuredfu' is brown purple whereas the upper side of the mature leaf of 'Marmalade' has two colours; brown purple which fades with age along the veins and gray brown between the veins throughout the leaf.

Description:

PLANT: medium density of foliage

PETIOLE: dense pubescence, dark purple red (duller than RHS 187C)
YOUNG LEAF BLADE: upper side is dark purple red (darker than RHS 185A) distributed throughout leaf blade in solid or near solid pattern over large surface area, lower side is dark purple red (closest to RHS 187B)
MATURE LEAF BLADE: very slightly elongated length in relation to width, obtuse apex, medium to deep lobing, only one colour on upper side, upper side is brown purple (RHS 183B), lower side is dark purple red (duller than RHS 187B), strong undulation of margin, absent or very weak rugosity, medium glossiness of upper side, medium density of pubescence on upper side, weak to medium density of pubescence on lower side, medium density of pubescence on veins of lower side
INDENTATIONS OF LEAF BLADE MARGIN: medium number, shallow to medium depth

Origin & Breeding History: 'Inheuredfu' is a product of a planned breeding program and was bred and developed by the breeder, Mr. Walter Ludwig, in Heidesheim, Germany. It originated from an open pollinated cross conducted in July 2007 between the variety 'Peach Flambe', as the female parent, and an unknown male parent. 'Inheuredfu' was selected from the resultant progeny in April 2008 for its leaf colour, leaf appearance, and plant growth habit. 'Inheuredfu' was first propagated vegetatively by cuttings taken in May 2008 in Heidesheim, Germany.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'Inheuredfu' was conducted in a polyhouse during the spring of 2014 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included 20 plants each of the candidate and reference variety. Rooted cuttings were transplanted into 15 cm diameter pots on April 16, 2014. All observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants or parts of plants of each variety on June 9, 2014. The characteristics for the flowering stem and flower were not observed because none were produced by the plants of the candidate or reference variety during the comparative trial period. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.

Comparison tables for 'Inheuredfu' with reference variety 'Marmalade'

Colour of young leaf blade (RHS)

Colour of upper side of mature leaf blade (RHS)

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Heuchera: 'Inheuredfu' (left) with reference variety 'Marmalade' (right)

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Heuchera: 'Inheuredfu' (left) with reference variety 'Marmalade' (right)

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Heuchera: 'Inheuredfu' (left) with reference variety 'Marmalade' (right)