Patents Represented by Attorney Penny J. Aguirre
  • Patent number: PP15489
    Abstract: Arundo formosana ‘Oriental Gold’, is a new and unique cultivar that is characterized by its variegated foliage of yellow-green to creamy yellow with green stripes, its clump-forming, bushy habit and usefulness in container plantings .
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Inventor: C. Greg Speichert
  • Patent number: PP15692
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Royal catchfly, Silene regia ‘Prairie Sunset’, characterized by its large, deep red flowers, its thick stems, its wide, ovate-shaped dark green leaves, and its usefulness as a cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Inventor: Neil Hart Diboll
  • Patent number: PP15735
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Verbascum, ‘Jackie in Pink’, characterized by its pale pink flowers, pubescent grey-green foliage, its compact growth habit, and long blooming habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2005
    Inventor: Gerrit H. Bol
  • Patent number: PP15791
    Abstract: The new cultivar, Sanguisorba menziesii ‘Dali Marble’, characterized by its variegated foliage; exhibiting green centers with white margins and red-purple flower spikes in late summer and fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2005
    Assignee: Sunny Border Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Pierre Robert Bennerup
  • Patent number: PP15850
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Thuja occidentalis ‘Bail John’ characterized by its compact, broadly pyramidal plant habit and its densely packed dark green foliage that has good color retention and resistance to burning in winter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2005
    Assignees: Johnson's Nursery, Inc., Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael D. Yanny
  • Patent number: PP15890
    Abstract: A spotted dead nettle cultivar named ‘Purple Dragon’, characterized by silver and green variegated leaves and unique in having rich purple colored flowers borne in spring through fall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2005
    Inventor: John vanSanden
  • Patent number: PP15961
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Hosta, ‘Grand Marquee’, characterized by its unique variegated foliage with wide blue-green margins and creamy white centers, its upright, mounding and relatively compact plant habit, and pale lavender flowers positioned above the foliage on strong and erect flower scapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: Sunny Border Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc R. Laviana
  • Patent number: PP15989
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hernaria glabra or rupturewort plant named ‘Sea Foam’, characterized by green centered leaves that are edged in creamy yellow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Inventor: David S. MacKenzie
  • Patent number: PP16016
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Coreopsis rosea ‘Heaven's Gate’ characterized by an unique inflorescence coloration of purple ray florets ranging from bi-colors with a basal region that is deep purple and the more distal regions a lighter purple to deep purple throughout the floret with no bi-color effect exhibited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Sunny Border Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc R. Laviana
  • Patent number: PP16027
    Abstract: A new cultivar of hybrid Campanula, ‘Purple Sensation’, characterized by deep purple colored flowers, dark green foliage and purple stems. ‘Purple Sensation’ is hardy to USDA Zone 3 and is shorter in height than is typical for this type of Campanula.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Inventor: Mark van Kesteren
  • Patent number: PP16046
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Artemisia vulgaris ‘Golden Phoenix’ characterized by chartreuse colored foliage, a moderate growth rate with limited stoloniferous growth, and foliage that is frost hardy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Inventor: C. Greg Speichert
  • Patent number: PP16097
    Abstract: ‘Mainestream Tempest’ is an interspecific Iris hybrid that exhibits the unique characteristic of having spring foliage that emerges gold in color and is further characterized by its dark purple flowers borne on branched flower stems and combined with a vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Inventor: Mary S. Betts
  • Patent number: PP16162
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Big bluestem, Andropogon gerardi ‘Big Daddy’, that is characterized by its clump-forming growth habit, its sturdy and upright plant habit, and its dense seen heads that are deep reddish purple in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Inventor: Neil Hart Diboll
  • Patent number: PP16178
    Abstract: ‘Mainestream Spring’ is an interspecific Iris hybrid that exhibits the unique characteristic of having spring foliage that emerges gold in color and is further characterized by its violet blue flowers borne on branched flower stems combined with a vigorous growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2006
    Inventor: Mary S. Betts
  • Patent number: PP13779
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Heliopsis helianthoides ‘Prairie Sunset’ characterized by its purple-veined foliage, purple stems, and yellow ray flowers that emerge with distinct red coloration on the basal portion of the petals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Inventor: Neil Hart Diboll
  • Patent number: PP14344
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Sporobolus heterolepis ‘Morning Mist’. ‘Morning Mist’ is characterized by an unusually high number of sturdy, red fruiting culms borne at a consistent height above dense gently arching foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2003
    Inventor: Neil Hart Diboll
  • Patent number: PP14743
    Abstract: Miscanthus ‘Gilded Tower’, a sport of Miscanthus ‘Giganteus’, is a new and unique cultivar that is characterized by its variegated foliage of yellow-green and deep green stripes with a white mid-rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Inventors: C. Greg Speichert, Roger Grounds
  • Patent number: PP15193
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Miscanthus, Miscanthus sinensis ‘Gold Bar’, that is characterized by its densely banded creamy yellow and green foliage, its short stature, its dense and upright plant habit, and its late season bloom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Inventors: Michael Vern Smith, Maurice Horn, Scott Christy
  • Patent number: PP15298
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Bailmer’ that is characterized by its ability to bloom on new growth without a cold requirement, its ability to dependably bloom in Zone 4, its deep green and comparatively mildew resistant foliage, and flowers that are either pink or blue in color depending on soil levels of available aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Bailey Nurseries, Inc.
    Inventor: Vernon Glen Black
  • Patent number: PP15302
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Polygonatum biflorum ‘Kelli's Gold’ characterized by its golden yellow foliage and its ability to maintain its foliage coloration and vigor when grown under bright shady conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Inventor: Theodore Lynn Stephenson