ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. PP36,949, issued on Sept. 9, was assigned to BONZA BOTANICALS Pty LTD. (Yellow Rock, Australia).
"Xerochrysum plant named 'Bonxer 1873'" was invented by Andrew Bernuetz (Yellow Rock, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Xerochrysum plant named 'Bonxer 1873', characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; semi-double type inflorescences with bright yellow-colored involucral bracts; and strong and relatively short peduncles that hold the inflorescences above and beyond the foliar plane."
The patent was filed on Sept. 24, 2024, under Application No. 18/...