US Patent Issued to HYDRANGEA BREEDERS ASSOCIATION on Oct. 20 for "Hydrangea plant named 'HP224906'" (Dutch Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. PP37,802, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to HYDRANGEA BREEDERS ASSOCIATION B.V. (De Kwakel, Netherlands).

"Hydrangea plant named 'HP224906'" was invented by Niels Arts (Aalsmeer, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named 'HP224906', characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and rounded to conical plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit with thick and sturdy stems; freely and uniformly flowering habit; large broadly pyramidal mophead type inflorescences with numerous yellowish green-colored sterile flowers; and good garden perfo...