Peachberry Ice

Heuchera

Variety Description

Variety used for comparison: 'Peach Flambe'

Summary: The plants of 'Peachberry Ice' are larger than those of 'Peach Flambe.' Colour one on the upper side of the young leaf blade of 'Peachberry Ice' ranges between medium red and orange red while that of 'Peach Flambe' is red pink to between medium red and red pink. Colour two on the upper side of the young leaf blade of 'Peachberry Ice' is medium orange pink while that of 'Peach Flambe' ranges between medium brown and orange brown. The fully expanded leaf blade of 'Peachberry Ice' is larger than that of 'Peach Flambe'. The length to width ratio of leaf blade of 'Peachberry Ice' is slightly elongated while that of 'Peach Flambe' is very slightly elongated. The leaf blade of 'Peachberry Ice' has many deep indentations of margin while that of 'Peach Flambe' has few shallow indentations of margin. The leaf blade of 'Peachberry Ice' has strong undulation of margin while that of 'Peach Flambe' has a medium degree of undulation of margin. Distributed along the veins and margin, colour one on the upper side of the mature leaf blade of 'Peachberry Ice' ranges between brown red and medium orange pink while that of 'Peach Flambe' is dark brown purple to medium brown purple. Distributed between the veins, colour two on the upper side of the mature leaf blade of 'Peachberry Ice' is medium orange pink while that of 'Peach Flambe' is brown red. The flowering stem of 'Peachberry Ice' is longer than that of 'Peach Flambe'. The flowering part on the flowering stem of 'Peachberry Ice' is longer than that of 'Peach Flambe'.

Description:

PLANT: medium to dense foliage

PETIOLE: medium brown purple (RHS 185B/C), sparse pubescence
YOUNG LEAF BLADE (UPPER SIDE): colour one is medium red to orange red (RHS 42C/D) covering a small area distributed along veins and on margin in a solid or nearly solid pattern, colour two is medium orange pink (RHS 179C/D) covering a large area distributed between the veins throughout in a solid or nearly solid pattern
LEAF BLADE: length to width ratio is slightly elongated, rounded apex, medium to deep lobing, many deep indentations of margin, strong undulation of margin, weak rugosity
LEAF BLADE (UPPER SIDE): absent or very weak glossiness, absent or very sparse pubescence, colour one is between brown red and medium orange pink (RHS 179B/C) covering a small area distributed along veins and on margin in a solid or nearly solid pattern, colour two is medium orange pink (RHS 179C/D) covering a medium sized area distributed between veins throughout in a solid or nearly solid pattern
LEAF BLADE (LOWER SIDE): dark purple red (RHS 187C/D), absent or very sparse pubescence

TIME OF FLOWERING: begins early to mid-season
FLOWERING STEM: upright attitude, main colour is dark purple red (RHS 185A), length to width ratio of flowering part is moderately to strongly elongated, medium density of flowers
FLOWER BUD: white (RHS N155B)
FLOWER: outwards attitude, short, narrow, white (RHS NN155D) outer side

Origin & Breeding History: 'Peachberry Ice' originated from a controlled cross between the proprietary seedling known as 12-120-1 and the variety 'Paprika' conducted at Walters Gardens, Inc. in Zeeland, Michigan, USA on February 26, 2015. From the resulting progeny, seeds were collected and sown by the breeder, Hans Hansen, later in 2015. Initial selections made in the fall of 2016 were based on distinct and colourful plant foliage. 'Peachberry Ice' was first asexually propagated using shoot tip tissue culture in the fall of 2016.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'Peachberry Ice' was conducted outdoors during the summer of 2022 at Variety Rights Management in Oxford Station, Ontario. The trial included 15 plants of each of the candidate and reference variety. The plants were grown in 16 cm pots with 40 cm spacing between pots under a galvanized steel structure covered with black mesh shade fabric. The observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants, or 10 parts of plants, of each variety. All colour determinations were made using the 2015 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart. Mean differences were significant at the 5% probability level based on Student's t-tests.

Comparison tables for 'Peachberry Ice' with reference variety 'Peach Flambe'

Plant height (cm)

Plant width (cm)

Colour of young leaf blade (RHS)

Leaf blade length (cm)

Leaf blade width (cm)

Colour of mature leaf blade (RHS)

Flowering stem length (cm)

Length of flowering part of flowering stem (cm)

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Heuchera: 'Peachberry Ice' (left) with reference variety 'Peach Flambe' (right)