US Patent Issued on Sept. 8 for "Colocasia plant named 'Tropical Paradise'" (Hawaii Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. PP37,679, issued on Sept. 8.

"Colocasia plant named 'Tropical Paradise'" was invented by John J. Cho (Kula, Hawaii).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new variety of Colocasia plant named 'Tropical Paradise' that is characterized by its broad spreading clumping and basal branching habit', initially 1 m in height and spread and achieving a mature height of 1.2 m and spread of 2 m when grown in moist soils. 'Tropical Paradise' exhibits large rounded sagittate leaves whose adaxial surfaces are glossy in texture and bright light green in background color, overlaid with contrasting dark green variegated flecks and patches in a variety of shapes and...