ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. PP37,289, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).
"Lavandula plant named 'Summer Serenade'" was invented by Hans A. Hansen (Zeeland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and unique cultivar of Lavandula plant named 'Summer Serenade' that is medium-sized, dense, mounded, well-branched, upright, winter-hardy, perennial habit. The new plant begins flowering early, is freely-flowering without requiring vernalization, and has flowers of dark lavender with calyxes of moderate violet-blue on densely branched panicles. The new plant has excellent vigor, is resistant to deer and rabbits, and is useful in the l...