ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. PP36,725, issued on June 3, was assigned to INNOVAPLANT ZIERPFLANZEN GmbH & Co. KG (Gensigen, Germany).
"Heliotropium plant named 'INHELAROPU'" was invented by Birgit Hofmann (Rudesheim am Rhein, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Heliotropium plant named 'INHELAROPU', characterized by its upright to somewhat outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; relatively vigorous growth habit and relatively rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; early and freely flowering habit; relatively large inflorescences with numerous flowers; fragrant violet-colored flowers with white-colore...