US Patent Issued to Altman Specialty Plants Ilc on Aug. 18 for "Portulacaria 'Sunkissed'" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 18 -- United States Patent no. PP37,638, issued on Aug. 18, was assigned to Altman Specialty Plants Ilc (Vista, Calif.).

"Portulacaria 'Sunkissed'" was invented by Renee O'Connell (Pala, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Portulacaria afra plant named 'SUNKISSED' is disclosed, characterized by long, gracefully cascading reddish branches of small green and creamy yellow variegated leaves. Plants offset at an early age, resulting in a much-branched morphology as a smaller plant. The new cultivar is a Portulacaria afra, typically produced as a container plant, particularly adapted for hanging basket creations as well as accents in patio pla...