ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. PP37,056, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Florida Foundation Seed Producers Inc. (Marianna, Fla.).
"Caladium plant named 'UF-R301'" 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-R301', characterized by its compact, moderately vigorous growth habit; heart-shaped, peltate leaves that have a yellow, yellow-green, green-yellow, or green-white background color, numerous light red-purple spots, a red-purple basal notch, and midrib and primary veins that are red-purple near the center of leaf and gradually change into white or green-white near the leaf margin;...