ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. PP37,810, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to FLOWERZONE INTERNATIONAL LTD (Auckland, New Zealand).

"Limonium plant named '08LPS9'" was invented by Edmund Morgan (Auckland, New Zealand).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new cultivar of Limonium plant named '08LPS9' that is characterized by its reliable perennial habit in New Zealand., its flowers with sepals that are silvery pink in color with dark pink tones developing at the base in cooler months, its consistent and repeated flower stem production throughout the summer and autumn seasons, its flowering stems that are 55 cm to 65 cm in length, its tolerance to powdery mildew, and its sturdy a...