Patent PP21831 was granted and assigned to UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. on March, 2011 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The new variety Pennisetum ‘Tifton 23-O’ is provided. The new and distinct variety has increased tillers under drought conditions; superior Helminthosporium leaf spot resistance; high ornamental value; narrow canopy; narrow base; and narrow leaves. The asexually reproduced inter-specific variety is reliably propagated vegetatively.