US Patent Issued to Walters Gardens on May 12 for "Hemerocallis plant named 'Bright Note'" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. PP37,422, issued on May 12, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Hemerocallis plant named 'Bright Note'" was invented by Hans A. Hansen (Zeeland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct Hemerocallis plant named 'Bright Note' characterized by winter-hardy compact habit with clean medium-green foliage that goes dormant in the winter. The flowers are fragrant, single, nocturnal, rounded, with overlapping sunny yellow tepals and a green throat. Flowering begins about mid-July with excellent coverage and reliable repeating until hard frost."

The patent was filed on Dec. 2, 2025, under Application No. 18/831,947....