ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. PP37,257, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Premier Introductions Inc. (Watkinsville, Ga.).
"Hydrangea plant named 'SC-04-20'" was invented by Michael Dirr (Bogart, Ga.), Jeff Beasley (Lavonia, Ga.) and Mark Griffith (Watkinsville, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named 'SC-04-20', characterized by its glossy dark green foliage with red petioles, remontant (reblooming) trait, flowering on old wood and new growth of the season, rich deep rose mophead inflorescence in non-aluminum-based media and brilliant purplish-blue inflorescence in aluminum-based media, ruby red stems, foliar ...