ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. PP37,205, issued on Jan. 13.

"Carex plant named 'Lunar Falls'" was invented by Thomas Patrick McCracken (Zebulon, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new cultivar of Carex plant named 'Lunar Falls' that is characterized by its variegated foliage with wide white margins, its fast growing plant habit with a one-gallon plant produced in one season, its ease of propagation by division, and its very stable variegation with no solid white or green shoots observed."

The patent was filed on July 19, 2025, under Application No. 19/274,523.

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