US Patent Issued to Walters Gardens on March 31 for "Heliopsis plant named 'Forged in Fire'" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 31 -- United States Patent no. PP37,356, issued on March 31, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Heliopsis plant named 'Forged in Fire'" was invented by Hans A. Hansen (Zeeland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The new and distinct hardy perennial Heliopsis plant named 'Forged in Fire' with dense, tall, extensively-branched habit, strong, tall, upright stems. The foliage is dark green and lanceolate to deltoid. Freely-flowering semi-double inflorescences in a capitulum with two to three overlapping rows of ray florets beginning in early July and continuing for about 6 to 8 weeks. The ray florets begin a burnt orangish-red and lighten to golden ye...