plant named ‘Balfrosmic’

Latin name of genus and species of plant claimed:

Variety denomination: ‘Balfrosmic’.

The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar ofplant botanically known asand hereinafter referred to by the cultivar name ‘Balfrosmic’.

The new cultivar originated in a controlled breeding program in Hem, The Netherlands during May 2016. The objective of the breeding program was the development ofcultivars having unique foliage coloration.

The newcultivar is the result of open pollination. The female (seed) parent of the new cultivar is ‘Alexander's Great’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,789, characterized by its blue flowers, gray-silver foliage with white and green venation and margins; and vigorous, semi-upright growth habit. The male (pollen) parent of the new cultivar is unknown. The new cultivar was selected as a single flowering plant within the progeny of the above stated open pollination during April 2018 in a controlled environment in Hem, The Netherlands.

Asexual reproduction of the new cultivar by in vitro propagation since April 2018 in Hem, The Netherlands has demonstrated that the new cultivar reproduces true to type with all of the characteristics, as herein described, firmly fixed and retained through successive generations of such asexual propagation.

The following characteristics of the new cultivar have been repeatedly observed and can be used to distinguish ‘Balfrosmic’ as a new and distinct cultivar ofplant:

Of the many commercially availablecultivars, the most similar in comparison to the new cultivar is the female parent, ‘Alexander's Great’, U.S. Plant Pat. No. 25,789. However, in side-by-side comparison, plants of the new cultivar differ from plants of ‘Alexander's Great’ in at least the following characteristics:

The new cultivar has not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotype may vary somewhat with variations in the environment, such as temperature, light intensity, and day length, without, however, any variance in genotype.

The chart used in the identification of colors described herein is The R.H.S. Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society, London, England, 2015 edition, except where general color terms of ordinary significance are used. The color values were determined in March 2025 under natural light conditions in Naperville, Illinois.

The following descriptions and measurements describe approximately eight-month-old plants produced from in vitro plantlets and grown under conditions comparable to those used in commercial practice. The plants were grown in 3-quart containers for approximately six months in a double polyethylene greenhouse in Elburn, Illinois. Greenhouse temperatures were maintained at approximately 42° F. to 47° F. (5.6° C. to 8.3° C.) during the day and approximately 37° F. to 42° F. (2.8° C. to 5.0° C.) during the night. No supplemental lighting was used. Measurements and numerical values represent averages of typical plants.