US Patent Issued to Walters Gardens on Sept. 22 for "Hemerocallis plant named 'Gothic Grenadine'" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. PP37,708, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Hemerocallis plant named 'Gothic Grenadine'" was invented by Chris Meyer (Zeeland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct Hemerocallis plant named 'Gothic Grenadine' characterized by winter-hardy compact habit with clean, dark-green, semi-evergreen foliage. The vigorous tetraploid plant produces a high number of strong, upright, four to seven-way branched scapes with numerous, large, single, flowers that are rounded, fragrant, very dark red, with a ruffled piecrust edging, and yellow to light green throat beginning in mid-July for about f...