US Patent Issued to Garden Genetics on June 9 for "Coleus plant named 'G22031'" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. PP37,456, issued on June 9, was assigned to Garden Genetics (Columbus, Ohio).

"Coleus plant named 'G22031'" 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 'G22031' is disclosed, characterized by a compact, densely branched plant habit forming an ovate-globose shape. Foliage has a bright pink central blotch radiating into a large dark violet blotch surrounded by bright a golden green picotee. Floral initiation begins in late October, or not at all, at 41N latitude, under natural daylength. Foliage is strongly resistant to Coleus downy mildew (CDM), caused by...