ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. PP37,358, issued on April 7, was assigned to DEEPROOT VENTURES LTD. (Chichester, Great Britain).

"Geum plant named 'DEEPGECITRO'" was invented by Timothy Crowther (Clehonger, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new cultivar of Geum plant named 'DEEPGECITRO' having yellow colored flowers, with fine scarlet colored petal veins, which flowers over a long period, typically from early spring to late fall. The flowers of 'DEEPGECITRO' face upward and outward and semi-double consisting of a cup of five outer overlapping petals together with three smaller inner free petals. The flowers of 'DEEPGECITRO' are yellow in color, with fine scar...