ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. PP37,235, issued on Jan. 27.
"Adiantum plant named 'TASSELS'" was invented by Wendy Steele (Henderson, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct Adiantum cultivar named 'TASSELS' is disclosed, characterized by unique clusters of pinnae forming at terminus of fronds on mature plants, creating a different ornamental appearance due this this distinct morphology. Fronds are pendulous, large and composed of large pinnae. Plants of the new variety have been observed to recover rapidly and entirely from die back caused by drought. The new variety is a Adiantum, typically produced as an ornamental plant."
The patent was filed on ...