ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. PP37,237, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to NOVA PERENNE BV (Zuidwolde, Netherlands).
"Rudbeckia plant named 'RUDBSS851'" was invented by Henricus Maria Joseph Holtmaat (Zuidwolde, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new cultivar of Rudbeckia plant named 'RUDBSS851' that is characterized by its ng and sturdy stems, its compact plant habit, its flowering that starts early in the season, its inflorescences with numerous ray florets covering the flower, disc florets are present but not visible as they are fully covered by the ray florets, its ray floret colors that are yellow-orange with the lower half greyed-purple and the tip tinge...