US Patent Issued on July 28 for "Yucca plant named 'Blue-haired Lady'" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 28 -- United States Patent no. PP37,544, issued on July 28.

"Yucca plant named 'Blue-haired Lady'" was invented by Tony Avent (Raleigh, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and unique Yucca plant named 'Blue-haired Lady' is characterized by a trunked-mound of flexible, linear very blue leaves. The plant produces a large foliar mound that is winter hardy. The white flowers are produced on attractive, heavily-branched, upright panicles in the spring. The flowers are hummingbird friendly, and the plant is resistant to deer."

The patent was filed on Nov. 17, 2025, under Application No. 18/831,928.

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