ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. PP37,233, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to North Carolina State University (Raleigh, N.C.).
"Hydrangea plant named 'NCHQ1'" was invented by Thomas Green Ranney (Arden, N.C.), Andra Windorf Nus (Arden, N.C.), Irene Palmer (Arden, N.C.), John Tyler Nix (Arden, N.C.) and Nathan Lynch (Arden, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named 'NCHQ1' is disclosed, characterized by large terminal panicles having showy white sepals fading to green with maturity. Plants are highly floriferous, compact and densely branched. Mature height and width of plants is approximately three to four feet. Fall foliage is...