US Patent Issued to SPRING MEADOW NURSERY on Sept. 8 for "Deutzia plant named 'SMNDXI'" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. PP37,677, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC. (Grand Haven, Mich.).

"Deutzia plant named 'SMNDXI'" was invented by Megan M. Mathey (Holland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Deutzia plant named 'SMNDXI', characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and low, uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy habit; leaves that become dark red to reddish brown in the autumn and under conditions of high light and high temperatures; large inflorescences with numerous light purple-colored flower buds and white-colored flowers ...