<i>Sedum </i>plant named ‘Spiraling Doozie’

Abstract

A new cultivar of Sedum plant named Spiraling Doozie that is characterized by its very heavy branching and branches from every leaf node along the stems, its consistent, spreading mound, ground-cover plant habit, its glossy foliage that is variegated foliage with green centers that emerge with margins that are intense gold in color and turn to creamy white in summer with light pink edges and turn back to gold in autumn.

Claims

1. A new and distinct variety of Sedum plant named Spiraling Doozie as described and illustrated herein.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

(1) The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance and distinct characteristics of the new Sedum. The photographs were taken of a plant about 5 months in age as grown in a greenhouse in a 1-gallon container in Hudsonville, Mich.

(2) The photograph in FIG. 1 provides a view of the plant habit and foliage coloration of Spiraling Doozie in the spring.

(3) The photograph in FIG. 2 provides a view of the foliage coloration of Spiraling Doozie in the summer.

(4) The colors in the photographs may differ slightly from the color values cited in the detailed botanical description, which accurately describe the colors of the new Sedum.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

(5) The following is a detailed description of the new cultivar as observed on 5-month-old plants of Spiraling Doozie as grown in a greenhouse in one-gallon containers in Hudsonville, Mich. The phenotype of the new cultivar may vary with variations in environmental, climatic, and cultural conditions, as it has not been tested under all possible environmental conditions. The color determination is in accordance with The 2015 Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used. General description: Plant type.Herbaceous perennial. Plant habit.Spreading mound, ground-cover, well-branched. Height and spread.Reaches average of 10 cm in height and about 30 cm in spread, mature plant reaches 16 cm in height and 46 cm in width. Hardiness.At least hardy in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 9. Disease and pests.No susceptibility or resistance to diseases or pests has been observed. Root description.Fibrous, 155A. Propagation.Tip stem cuttings. Growth rate.Vigorous. Rooting.Roots are initiated in about 15 days, a young plant can be produced in about 2 months. Stem description: Stem shape.Rounded. Stem size.An average of 15 cm in length and 2 mm in width. Internode length.Average of 8 mm. Stem color.Young; 157A, mature; a blend of 160B, 196C and 199A. Stem surface.Young; glabrous, slightly glossy, mature; rugose, slightly glossy. Branching habit.Numerous basal branches. Foliage description: Leaf shape.Obicular. Leaf division.Simple. Leaf arrangement.Opposite. Leaf base.Acute. Leaf apex.Broadly rounded. Leaf venation.Not conspicuous, color matches leaf color. Leaf margins.Undulate. Leaf attachment.Petiolate. Leaf orientation.Nearly horizontal to slightly upward, slightly cupped. Leaf texture.Thick, succulent. Leaf surface.Both surfaces dull, satiny, margins sparsely covered with fine minute hairs. Leaf color.Spring and fall; upper and lower surface; variegated, margins a blend of N158A and 155A, and centers 143A, summer; upper and lower surface variegated, margins NN155C and lightly tinged with 65D, centers a blend of 143A and 144A, new growth; margins 151C, centers N144A. Leaf size.Average of 2 cm in length and 1.2 mm in width. Flower description: Flower production is very rare and no plants with blooms have been available for data collection.