plant named ‘Edengra 23’

Botanical classification:

Varietal denomination: ‘Edengra 23’.

This application is related to a European plant breeders' rights application filed on Nov. 15, 2023, application No. 2023/2360. The information for the plant breeders' rights application was received directly from the Inventor.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofand will be referred to hereafter by its cultivar name, ‘Edengra 23’. ‘Edengra 23’ represents a new evergreen coniferous shrub grown for landscape use.

The Inventor discovered the new cultivar in January 2020 as a naturally occurring branch mutation of‘Ellwoodii’ (not patented) that was growing in a container in a production greenhouse in Wezep, The Netherlands.

Asexual propagation of the new cultivar was first accomplished by softwood stem cuttings by the Inventor in Wezep, The Netherlands in January of 2021. Asexual propagation by softwood cuttings has determined that the characteristics of the new cultivar are stable and are reproduced true to type in successive generations.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and represent the characteristics of the new cultivar. These attributes in combination distinguish ‘Edengra 23’ as a unique cultivar of

The parent plant of ‘Edengra 23’ differs from ‘Edengra 23’ in having a more open and less compact growth habit and foliage that is finer and thinner, and in growing less well in peat-free soil. ‘Edengra 23’ can be most closely compared tocultivars ‘Alumii’ (not patented) and ‘Columnaris’ (not patented). Both ‘Alumii’ and ‘Columnaris’ are similar to ‘Edengra 23’ in having green foliage, an upright columnar plant shape, and compact plant habits. Both ‘Alumii’ and ‘Columnaris’ differ from ‘Edengra 23’ in having less compact growth habits and foliage that is finer and thinner in texture.

The Applicant asserts that no publications or advertisements relating to sales, offers for sale, or public distribution occurred more than one year prior to the effective filing date of this application. Any information about the claimed plant would have been obtained from a direct or indirect disclosure from the Inventor. The Applicant claims a prior art exemption under 35 U.S.C. 102(b)(1) for disclosures and/or sales that fall within a one-year grace period to the filing date. Disclosures include website listings by Plantarium/Groen-Direkt and Eden Plants (available in September 2024, but less than year from the filing of this application).

The colors in the photographs are as close as possible with the photographic and printing technology utilized and the color values cited in the detailed botanical description accurately describe the colors of the new

The following is a detailed description of plants of the new cultivar 26 months in age as grown in 10.5 cm containers outdoors in Wezep, The Netherlands. 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, 6edition Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, except where general color terms of ordinary dictionary significance are used.