North Carolina State University

Meri K Reeber

George Craig Yencho

Kenneth Vincent Pecota

Dominic Alexander Gillooly

'NCORNSP-025SCK' is a moderately compact to compact, non-twining, slightly upright variety producing many short shoots. It is distinguishable from other cultivars by its lime-green palmate shaped leaves with a lobed base; a compact habit and slightly upright mounding plant architecture. Yellow-green leaves, short internodes, and plant architecture makes 'NCORNSP-025SCK' unique amongst the current ornamental sweetpotatoes in the marketplace. 'NCORNSP-025SCK' also exhibits very good vigor and is well branched.

Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-025SCK'

'NCORNSP-024SCRI' is a compact, non-twining, upright variety producing many short shoots. It is distinguishable from other cultivars by its purple palmate shaped leaves with a lobed base; a compact habit and semi-erect mounding plant architecture. The purple leaves, short internodes, and the plant architecture are what makes 'NCORNSP-024SCRI' unique amongst the current ornamental sweetpotatoes in the marketplace. 'NCORNSP-024SCRI' also exhibits very good vigor and is well branched.

Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-024SCRI'

'NCORNSP-023BWAM' is a compact, non-twining, upright variety producing many short shoots. It is distinguishable from other cultivars by its purple toothed-slightly lobed leaves with a cordate base; a compact habit and erect mounding plant architecture. The purple-toothed leaves of this plant, short internodes, and the plant architecture are what make 'NCORNSP-023BWAM' unique amongst the current ornamental sweetpotatoes in the marketplace. 'NCORNSP-023BWAM' also exhibits very good vigor and is well branched. In greenhouse and field trials conducted since 2012, &#x2018;NCORNSP-023BWAM&#x2019; has been shown to be much less vigorous than&#x2018;Margarita&#x2019; and &#x2018;Blackie&#x2019; and is suitable for use as a landscape or containerized plant. The production of flowers by &#x2018;NCORNSP-023BWAM&#x2019; is sporadic under short day conditions.

Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-023BWAM'

'NCORNSP-020BWGWE' is a compact, non-twining, upright variety producing many short shoots. It is distinguishable from other cultivars by its yellow green heart shaped leaves with dentate to serrate irregular projecting points (i.e. teeth) with a cordate-deltoid base; a compact habit and erect mounding plant architecture. The lime green, toothed leaves of this plant, short internodes, and the plant architecture are what makes 'NCORNSP-020BWGWE' unique amongst the current ornamental sweetpotatoes in the marketplace. 'NCORNSP-020BWGWE' also exhibits very good vigor and is very well branched. In greenhouse and field trials conducted since 2013, &#x2018;NCORNSP-020BWGWE&#x2019; has been shown to be much less vigorous than&#x2018;Margarita&#x2019; and &#x2018;Blackie&#x2019; and is suitable for use as a landscape or containerized plant. The production of flowers by &#x2018;NCORNSP-020BWGWE&#x2019; is sporadic under short day conditions.

Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-020BWGWE'

'NCORNSP-021SHJB' is a moderately compact, to compact, non-twining, slightly upright variety producing many short shoots. It is distinguishable from other cultivars by its purple heart shaped leaves that are entire with a cordate base; a moderately compact to compact habit and semi-erect mounding plant architecture. The purple leaves of this plant, short internodes, and the plant architecture are what make 'NCORNSP-021SHJB' unique amongst the current ornamental sweetpotatoes in the marketplace. 'NCORNSP-021SHJB' also exhibits very good vigor and is very well branched. In greenhouse and field trials conducted since 2013, &#x2018;NCORNSP-021SHJB&#x2019; has been shown to be much less vigorous than&#x2018;Margarita&#x2019; and &#x2018;Blackie&#x2019; and is suitable for use as a landscape or containerized plant. The production of flowers by &#x2018;NCORNSP-021SHJB&#x2019; is sporadic under short day conditions.

Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-021SHJB'

'NCORNSP-019SCSHLM' is a moderately-compact to compact, non-twining, upright variety producing many short shoots. It is distinguishable from other cultivars by its yellow green heart shaped leaves that are entire with a cordate base; a compact habit and semi-erect mounding plant architecture. The lime green leaves of this plant, short internodes, and the plant architecture are what makes 'NCORNSP-019SCSHLM' unique amongst the current ornamental sweetpotatoes in the marketplace. 'NCORNSP-019SCSHLM' also exhibits very good vigor and is very well branched. In greenhouse and field trials, &#x2018;NCORNSP-019SCSHLM&#x2019; has been shown to be much less vigorous than&#x2018;Margarita&#x2019; and &#x2018;Blackie&#x2019; and is suitable for use as a landscape or containerized plant. The production of flowers by &#x2018;NCORNSP-019SCSHLM&#x2019; is sporadic under short day conditions.

Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-019SCSHLM'

'NCORNSP-014BWPI' is new and distinct variety of ornamental sweetpotato. 'NCORNSP-014BWPI' is an erect to semi-erect, bunch-type cultivar producing many short shoots. This ornamental sweetpotato variety is distinguishable from other cultivars by its toothed to slightly-lobed dark purple leaves, a compact habit and semi-erect mounding plant architecture. 'NCORNSP-014BWPI' has a very good vigor, is very well branched and is well suited for production as a landscape or containerized plant. The production of flowers by &#x2018;NCORNSP-014BWPI&#x2019; is absent, even under short day conditions.

Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-014BWPI'

'NCORNSP-013GNLC' is new and distinct variety of ornamental sweetpotato. It is a compact, semi-upright; mounding, spreading, cultivar producing many short shoots. This ornamental sweetpotato variety is distinguishable from other cultivars by its burgundy red leaves that have 5-7 extremely deep lobes; a compact habit and semi-erect mounding plant architecture. Furthermore, 'NCORNSP-013GNLC' has a very good vigor, is very well branched and is desirable for production as a landscape or containerized plant. The production of flowers by 'NCORNSP-013GNLC' is moderate under short day conditions.

Sweetpotato plant named 'NCORNSP-013GNLC'

'NCORNSP-015SCPI' is new and distinct variety of ornamental sweetpotato. 'NCORNSP-015SCPI' is a compact, semi-upright; mounding, cultivar producing many short shoots. This ornamental sweetpotato variety is distinguishable from other cultivars by its dark purple leaves that have 3-5 moderate lobes, a more compact habit, and semi-erect mounding plant architecture. The leaves of 'NCORNSP-015SCPI' are slightly upright resulting in a more attractive appearance, and it has a very good plant vigor and is very well branched, making it very suitable for production as a landscape or containerized plant.

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Apex, NC, United States of America

Meri K Reeber