ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. PP37,218, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Florida Foundation Seed Producers Inc. (Marianna, Fla.).
"Caladium plant named 'UF-15-131'" was invented by Zhanao Deng (Riverview, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Caladium plant named 'UF-15-131', characterized by its dense growth habit that is suitable for growing in 4-inch or larger in diameter containers; heart-shaped and peltate leaves that have green, greyed-green and yellow-green colored midribs and primary veins; green-white, white, yellow-green and greyed green interveinal areas with numerous deep red-purple spots or blotches across the leaf blade on th...