Cherry tart sedum8/7/2023 The following is a detailed description of the new cultivar as observed on 14 month-old plants of ‘Cherry Tart’ as grown in a garden in Hudsonville, Mich. 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. 3 provides a comparison of the foliage of ‘Cherry Tart’ (left), ‘Voodoo’ (center), and ‘Fulda Glow’ (right). 2 illustrates the inflorescences of ‘Cherry Tart’. 1 illustrates the plant habit of ‘Cherry Tart’. The photographs were taken of a 14 month-old plant of ‘Cherry Tart’ and comparison plants as grown in a trial garden in Hudsonville, Mich. The accompanying colored photographs illustrate the overall appearance and distinct characteristics of the new Sedum. ‘Lime Zinger’ differs from ‘Cherry Tart’ most significantly in having lime green leaves with red picotee margins and in having more branched stems. ‘Fulda Glow’ differs from ‘Cherry Tart’ in having smaller leaves, foliage that turns green-red in the summer, smaller inflorescences that bloom 6 to 8 weeks earlier in the summer, thinner leaves and in showing more variability as it is grown as a seed strain. ‘Fulda Glow’ is similar to ‘Cherry Tart’ in being a groundcover type plant and in having red colored leaves. ‘Voodoo’ differs from ‘Cherry Tart’ in having much smaller leaves that are more heavily serrated, smaller inflorescences that bloom earlier in the summer, thinner foliage and in showing more variability as it is a seed strain. ‘Voodoo’ is similar to ‘Cherry Tart’ in having a groundcover type plant habit and in having red foliage. ‘Cherry Tart’ can be most closely compared to Sedum ‘Voodoo’ (not patented), Sedum ‘Fulda Glow’ (not patented), and ‘Lime Zinger’. The male parent differs from ‘Cherry Tart’ in being much taller in height and in having an upright plant habit, blue-gray foliage, and leaves that are larger in size. The female parent differs from ‘Cherry Tart’ in being much shorter in height (70% shorter), and in having much smaller inflorescences, blue-gray foliage and much smaller leaves. ‘Cherry Tart’ exhibits numerous large (10 cm in diameter) inflorescences with flowers that are dark pink in color. ‘Cherry Tart’ exhibits 30 to 40 crowns the first year after vernalization (unique for a groundcover type Sedum). ‘Cherry Tart’ exhibits leaves that are thick, ovate in shape, with only slightly serrated margins (unique for a groundcover type Sedum). ‘Cherry Tart’ exhibits foliage that is deep red in color with the red coloration retained without fading in spring, summer and fall. These attributes in combination distinguish ‘Cherry Tart’ as a unique cultivar of Sedum. The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined to be the characteristics of the new cultivar. Propagation has determined the characteristics to be stable and reproduced true to type in successive generations. The Inventor selected ‘Cherry Tart’ as a single unique plant in September of 2010 from the resulting seedlings.Īsexual reproduction of the new cultivar was first accomplished by tip stem cuttings in July of 2010 in Hudsonville, Mich. The new cultivar arose from a controlled cross made in July of 2009 between unnamed plants from the Inventors breeding program as male and female parents. The objective was to obtain a new cultivar of Sedum with dark cherry red foliage there is retained throughout the growing season combined with a compact mounded habit without the tendency to flop open in the center of the plant. ‘Cherry Tart’ arose from an ongoing breeding program by the Inventor in Hudsonville, Mich. The new cultivar of Sedum is a hardy herbaceous perennial grown for use as a landscape and container plant and for use as a groundcover. The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of Sedum plant, botanically of hybrid origin and known as Sedum ‘Cherry Tart’ and will be referred to hereinafter by its cultivar name, ‘Cherry Tart’. Plant Patent Application filed for a plant derived from the same breeding program that is entitled Sedum Plant Named ‘Lime Zinger’ (U.S. This application is co-pending with a U.S. Rabbit resistant.Variety denomination: ‘Cherry Tart’. Perfect for rock gardens, containers, as a groundcover or edging plant.Best grown in full sun, in dry to medium moisture, well-drained soils.Drought tolerant, 'Cherry Tart' is evergreen in mild climates. A great variety for rockeries, gravel gardens and containers. Sitting atop short, upright stems, huge clusters of brilliant pink flowers appear in late summer to early fall. Very dense and well-branched, this sedum selection does not split open in summer and creates a colorful, weed-suppressing ground cover when planted en masse. Sedum 'Cherry Tart' (Stonecrop) is a mat-forming perennial with an abundance of succulent-like, rounded, cherry red leaves that retain their color all season long.
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