ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 2 -- United States Patent no. PP36,579, issued on April 1, was assigned to BOTANIC EXPERIENCE B.V. (Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands).

"Buddleja plant named 'Botex 009'" was invented by Johannes Adrianus Maria Koot (Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new cultivar of Buddleja plant named 'Botex 009' that is characterized by its very compact and dense plant habit with suitability for growing in small containers, its flowers that are fuchsia pink in color, its quick finishing; rooting within 8 weeks from a plug and quick to flower, and its neat and naturally overall rounded plant shape."

The patent was filed on Sept. 13, 2024, under Application No. 18/884,2...