ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. PP36,571, issued on March 25.
"Philodendron plant named 'GUOQIAN'" was invented by Qui Chengquian (Foshan, China).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "'GUOQIAN' is a new and distinctive Philodendron tatei plant which is characterized by the combination of a relatively large stature, large glossy foliage borne on prominent red petioles, juvenile foliage that is colored with a mixture of yellow-green and greyed-brown on the upper surface and greyed-orange with yellow-green suffusion on the lower surface, mature foliage that is colored dark green on the upper surface and yellow-green with greyed-orange suffusion on the lower surface, and the stabili...