US Patent Issued to Garden Genetics on June 23 for "Coleus plant named 'G22026'" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 15 -- United States Patent no. PP37,490, issued on June 23, was assigned to Garden Genetics (Columbus, Ohio).

"Coleus plant named 'G22026'" was invented by Richard A. Grazzini (Columbus, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named 'G22026' is disclosed, characterized by a compact, densely branched plant habit forming an ovate-globose shape. Foliage is bright golden green with a dark red center. Floral initiation begins in mid to late October, at 41N latitude, under natural daylength. Foliage is strongly resistant to Coleus downy mildew (CDM), caused by Peronospora choii. The new cultivar is a Coleus, typically produced as an outd...