ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. PP36,991, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to Ovata B.V. (Bleiswijk, Netherlands).
"Aristeria plant named 'OVROCKS17'" 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 x Aristeria plant named 'OVROCKS17' which is characterized by thin lanceolate foliage, with a transparent greyed-green mucronate tip, grown in a compact basal rosette with secondary shoots with greyed-green, serrate to dentate margins. Greyed-green to yellow-green foliage that is moderately to densely covered with greyed-green protuberances, and greyed-green spines on the top one-third of the midr...