US Patent Issued to SUNTORY FLOWERS on Oct. 21 for "Senecio plant named 'Sene Isifuro'" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. PP37,063, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to SUNTORY FLOWERS Ltd. (Tokyo).

"Senecio plant named 'Sene Isifuro'" was invented by Kiyoshi Miyazaki (Shiga, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of Senecio plant named 'Sene Isifuro', characterized by its compact, upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with spoon-shaped ray florets with dark violet-colored upper surfaces and light violet-colored lower surfaces; and good garden performance."

The patent was filed on Sept. 26, 2024, under Application No. 18/897,672.

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