ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. PP36,831, issued on July 15, was assigned to V.O.F. DAYLIGHT BOOMKWEKERIJ (Boskoop, Netherlands).
"Cortaderia plant named 'Day3'" was invented by David Bakhuijzen (Boskoop, Netherlands) and Marcel de Pater (Boskoop, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new cultivar of Cortaderia plant named 'Day3' that is characterized by its strong and sturdy plant habit, its conspicuously dense and compact plant shape, its floriferous flowering habit with creamy white inflorescences, and its variegated foliage that is green and axillary striped with grey-green and creamy white, typically with creamy white margins."
The patent was filed on Feb. 8,...