ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. PP37,304, issued on March 3, was assigned to FLORICULTURA B.V. (Heemskerk, Netherlands).
"Phalaenopsis plant named 'Florichrome'" was invented by Rene Schoone (Assendelft, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Phalaenopsis plant named 'Florichrome', characterized by its upright plant habit; moderately vigorous to vigorous growth habit; strong flowering stems; healthy and sturdy leaves; freely flowering habit with typically two inflorescences developing per plant, each inflorescence with numerous flowers; flower petals and sepals that are purplish red in color with pale yellow-colored narrow marginal edges...