US Patent Issued to Syngenta Crop Protection on Nov. 3 for "Catharanthus plant named 'CARZ0006'" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. PP37,833, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Syngenta Crop Protection AG (Basel, Switzerland).

"Catharanthus plant named 'CARZ0006'" was invented by Jaemin Lee (Gilroy, Calif.) and Jaqueline Fregoso (Gilroy, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "'CARZ0006' is a product of a planned breeding program. The new cultivar 'CARZ0006' has florets with light pink edges and strong pink colored centers, excellent flower production, moderate plant size and uniform mounding and semi-spreading habit with medium green foliage."

The patent was filed on Nov. 5, 2025, under Application No. 19/379,812.

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