ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. PP37,263, issued on Feb. 10.
"Ceropegia plant named 'LUUK'" was invented by Aad Scheffers (Honselersdijk, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct Ceropegia woodii plant named 'LUUK' which is characterized by a trailing habit, small narrowly cordate to near-deltoid foliage, borne on stems that are initially a near-pink general coloration and transform into yellow-green as the plant matures. This new variety also exhibits prominently variegated foliage that is green with irregularly arranged blotches of yellow-green on the adaxial laminar surface and narrowly outlined green margins. Occasionally some laminas will exhibit...