ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. PP37,277, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Ovata B.V. (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

"Gasteraloe plant named 'OVROCKS15'" was invented by Johannes Hendrikus Adrianus Ammerlaan (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct xGasteraloe plant named 'OVROCKS15', which is characterized by a compact basal rosette of narrowly lanceolate, dark green foliage that is moderately covered with near-white protuberances arranged in highly irregular transverse rows across the laminar surface. The new variety has shown to be uniform and stable in the resulting generations from asexual propagation."

The patent was filed on April 17,...