ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. PP37,710, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc (Zeeland, Mich.).
"Iris plant named 'Eye Liner'" was invented by Hans A. Hansen (Zeeland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct interspecific hybrid Iris named 'Eye Liner' with linear, medium-green, foliage topped with lightly branched large flowers on tall scapes. Flowers have very pale lavender to nearly white falls with strong purple veining and bright yellow signal, petaloid stamens, and upright to outwardly standards of white with a butter yellow center. The new plant is useful in the landscape as a specimen, en masse, in a container or as a cut flower...