US Patent Issued to INNOVAPLANT ZIERPFLANZEN on Oct. 27 for "Mandevilla plant named 'INMAN 501'" (German Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 27 -- United States Patent no. PP37,825, issued on Oct. 27, was assigned to INNOVAPLANT ZIERPFLANZEN GmbH & Co. KG (Gensingen, Germany).

"Mandevilla plant named 'INMAN 501'" was invented by Birgit Hofmann (Rudesheim am Rhein, Germany).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Mandevilla plant named 'INMAN 501', characterized by its broadly upright plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; dark green-colored leaves; early, freely and continuous flowering habit; and medium to large star-shaped deep red-colored flowers with reddish orange-colored throats."

The patent was fi...