Patents Assigned to Walters Gardens Inc.
  • Publication number: 20220174854
    Abstract: A unique cultivar of Hybrid Creeping Phlox named ‘Ruby Riot’ characterized by vigorous, dense, spreading, multi-stemmed, winter-hardy habit with short, bright-green, shiny, linear leaves. Flowering begins in late-April and continuing for up to five weeks in cooler weather conditions, on heavily-branched peduncles and completely cover the plant in peak season. Petals are reddish-purple to purplish-red with darker eye marks and a small notch and the tips of the petals. The new plant is able to withstand dry conditions once established, and the foliage stays clean and resists mildew. The new plant is especially suitable for the landscape as a potted plant and in the garden as a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34275
    Abstract: The new hybrid plant of Clematis ‘Stand by Me Lavender’ of short, compact, upright habit with support, with ovate foliage and dark purple buds producing nodding flowers with typically four reflexed tepals of lavender-purple beginning late May and reblooming through late summer on upright non-vining stems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34278
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Spike Speedwell plant, Veronica spicata ‘Purple Leia’, with medium to tall height, stiff, upright, heavily-branched, dense spikes of rosy-purple flowers beginning in early summer and continuing for at least five weeks above deep green foliage. The new plant is useful in the landscape as a specimen, en masse, as a container plant or as a cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34279
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy, herbaceous, perennial, hybrid Hibiscus plant named ‘Inner Glow’ comprising an upright, dense, mound habit of multiple, well-branched, mostly-upright basal stems producing flowers in the upper one-third to one-half of the plant for at least six weeks beginning late July to early August. Flowers have petals that are slightly cupped and slightly puckered and folded, of rich rose-pink with shiny moderate-red eye, a pale lavender-purple hallow center and a deep red and white striped column displaying yellow-colored pollen. The foliage is mainly tri-lobed with olive green and moderate burgundy color blushing. The new plant is useful in the landscape as a specimen plant or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34284
    Abstract: A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Seasons in the Sun’ producing medium-sized rounded mounds of basal, cordate to nearly rounded, leaves with mucronulate apices, cordate bases and slightly wavy margins. The leaves are chartreuse beginning in spring and become a light yellow with sufficient sunlight as the season progresses. The campanulate flowers are near white with light lavender center stripes and are held just above the foliage beginning in early July. ‘Seasons in the Sun’ is useful in the landscape, as a container plant, a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34285
    Abstract: A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘When I Dream’ producing large-sized rounded mounds of basal, cordate, leaves with acute apices, cordate bases and slightly wavy margins. The leaves are variegated having deep green margins and centers that begin the season chartreuse and become lutescent as the season progresses with intermediate color separation between the margin and center of variably large segments of several shades of chartreuse. The campanulate flowers are near white with light lavender just above the foliage beginning in mid-June. ‘When I Dream’ is useful in the landscape, as a container plant, a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34288
    Abstract: The new and distinct hybrid of Heuchera plant named ‘Evening Gown’ have cordate, moderately-dissected leaf blades of shiny purplish-black without any silvery overlay between the veins. The new plant has upright, branched panicles producing dense flowers. The new plant is vigorous and produces large clumps with many dense leaves and is useful in the landscape or in containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34298
    Abstract: The new and distinct plant of Buddleia ‘Violet Cascade’ is a rounded-mounded, multi-stemmed, winter-hardy butterfly bush with very long, narrow, outwardly drooping flowering thyrse producing a waterfall effect over a long season beginning mid-summer with sweetly-fragrant flowers of deep purple petals and orangish-yellow eyes that are attractively offset by dark green foliage with silvery undersides. No seed has been observed since development. The new plant is valuable for landscaping en masse, as an accent or as a potted specimen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34304
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental, hardy, Russian Sage plant, Perovskia ‘Prime Time’ with medium height, dense habit of strong erect stems that remain upright through the growing season. The new plant is vigorous with many large, densely-arranged, rich lavender-purple flowers on branched stems with dark purplish-red calyces. Foliage is grey-green, simple, rhombic, fragrant and is retained well throughout the growing season.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Garden, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34312
    Abstract: A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Emperor's New Clothes’ with large-sized, rounded-mound habit of large ovate to nearly cordate foliage. Leaves begin the season with a yellowish-green with dark-green speckles, patches and streaks and mature to a minty green from tiny speckling on a white background, with patches and streaks of dark-green. The plant produces pale purple flared campanulate flowers on upright scapes well above the foliage beginning in mid-June and continuing for about four weeks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34315
    Abstract: A new and distinct ornamental perennial Sedum plant named ‘Rosy Cheeks’ is characterized by tight-forming, compact, domed clumps with small-sized, blue-green glaucous foliage that becomes wine-colored with high light. The numerous vertical to arching branched flower stems resist falling over and opening up in the center of the plant throughout the growing season. Numerous stems produce a multitude of flowers of bright rosy-pink effect completely covering the top of the plant. The new plant is useful for the landscape in containers, as specimens, en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34266
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental, hardy Butterfly Bush plant named Buddleia ‘Gold Drop’ is a compact, open, round-mounded, multi-stemmed, compact, arching, winter-hardy butterfly bush with many-flowered compact thyrse starting early and over a long season beginning mid-summer, from soil line to top of plant, with sweetly-fragrant deep-purple to deep reddish-purple flowers that are attractively offset by light yellow to vivid yellow foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34270
    Abstract: A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Frosted Jade’ characterized by moderate to slow growth rate; short, compact, rounded habit and lanceolate foliage with glaucous blue-green margins and light minty-green centers above and below, with small, sharp, firm mucro and small semi-flexible marginal teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34272
    Abstract: A new and distinct ornamental perennial Sedum plant named ‘Night Light’ is characterized by tight-forming rounded mounds with dark olive-green leaves with greyed-purple glaucous foliage that resists powdery mildew and subsequent scaring. The numerous, wine-colored stems are highly branched and resist lodging in summer heat and rains. Individual flowers of open light-yellow and mature to pink with deep-rose carpels nearly completely covering the top of the plant. The new plant is useful for the landscape in containers, as specimens or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34341
    Abstract: A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Above the Clouds’ producing medium mounds of highly-glaucous, bluish, nearly-rounded to broadly ovate leaves of strongly glaucous bluish color. The flowers are white with light lavender centers and pale lavender backs. Flowers are subtended by floral bracts of a closely matching color making the whole scape more effective. ‘Above the Clouds’ is useful in the landscape, as a container plant, a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34359
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy, herbaceous, perennial, hybrid Hibiscus plant named ‘Edge of Night’ comprising a compact rounded mound habit of multiple, well-branched, basal stems producing flowers from the bottom to the top of the plant for five to six weeks from late July to early September. Flower petals are bubblegum pink with dark pink veins radiating toward margin and deep red eye set off with column of butter-yellow pollen. The foliage is mostly ovate, rarely trilobed, and very dark mahogany-colored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34363
    Abstract: A new and distinct x Mangave plant named ‘Pineapple Smoothie’ characterized by moderate to rapid growth rate and compact habit of stiff, upright to outward pointing, succulent foliage gray-green coloring and burgundy speckling in the leaf centers and cherry red in the margins. The leaves have a creamy white margin. The new plant is suitable for use in the landscape or as a potted plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34364
    Abstract: A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Maverick’ characterized by compact mounded habit of numerous lanceolate leaves with dense, overlapping, dark, greyed-purple spotting in strong ultraviolet light exposure. The new plant has numerous chartreuse flowers on dense, tall, stiff, highly branched scapes. The foliage has small, semi-flexible, marginal teeth and flexible to sharp apical mucro. The new plant is suitable as a potted houseplant plant, as a container plant for the patio or garden and for the garden or planted in the landscape, and the flowers are loaded with nectar for attracting hummingbirds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34371
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental cultivar of hybrid ornamental Bee Balm plant named Monarda ‘Leading Lady Amethyst’ with deep-green, moderately-glossy, powdery mildew-tolerant foliage, flower heads of light amethyst-purple with lighter interiors effectively showing off the dark purple spots on the inner surface. The plant habit is short, compact, tightly clumping and winter-hardy, useful in the landscape as a specimen, en masse, or as a containerized plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • Patent number: PP34396
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Sedum plant named ‘Bright Idea’ is characterized by drought-tolerant, winter-hardy, tight, compact, rounded mounds, flower stems that remain upright in the center of the plant throughout the growing season, small, medium-green, glossy foliage with reddish blush along the edges and numerous bright yellow flowers clustered on small heads, on bright reddish stems, that completely covering the plant in early summer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen