US Patent Issued on Aug. 4 for "Catharanthus plant named 'Kchuchu4'" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. PP37,558, issued on Aug. 4.

"Catharanthus plant named 'Kchuchu4'" was invented by Osamu Kitajima (Sakurai, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named 'Kchuchu4', characterized by its compact, upright to somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; and frilled purplish pink-colored flower petals with lighter purplish pink to white-colored margins."

The patent was filed on Dec. 30, 2025, under Application No. 19/436,399.

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