Patents Assigned to Walters Gardens Inc.
  • Monarda plant named 'Leading Lady Orchid'
    Publication number: 20200390016
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental cultivar of hybrid ornamental Bee Balm plant named Monarda ‘Leading Lady Orchid’ with slightly-glossy, powdery mildew-tolerant foliage, flower heads of magenta-pink flowers with lower petals accented by dark fuchsia spotting, each globular head subtended by wine-colored bracts. Flowering in dense verticils beginning about two weeks earlier than typical Monarda didyma cultivars. Flowers of side branches stretching above initial globular heads extends the fresh appearance over along period. The plant habit is short, compact and winter-hardy, useful in the landscape as a specimen, en masse, or as a containerized plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Applicant: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A. Hansen
  • plant named ‘Pride and Joy’
    Patent number: PP32530
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of perennial Sedum plant named ‘Pride and Joy’ is characterized by drought-tolerant, winter-hardy, dense, low, compact mounds with blue-green foliage and stems that resist opening up in the center of the plant. The flowers of a purplish-pink effect for about four weeks beginning in mid-August. The new plant is useful for landscaping as a specimen plant, en masse or in a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Violet Dusk’
    Patent number: PP32553
    Abstract: A new and distinct plant cultivar of hardy herbaceous false indigo plant named Baptisia ‘Violet Dusk’ characterized by lavender violet cream-colored keels. The new plant has a narrow, upright, vase-shaped, multi-stemmed, winter-hardy habit with glaucous medium-green tri-foliate foliage and is suitable for landscaping as a specimen or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Evening Attire’
    Patent number: PP32573
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Salvia plant named ‘Evening Attire’ characterized by its large, very dark, vibrant, blue flowers from dark violet-blue buds and calyxes, densely arranged in verticils. The new plant has a medium height, compact, rounded habit with stiff, upright, heavily-branched stems and a strong vigorous growth rate and gray-green foliage. ‘Evening Attire’ is useful for landscaping as a specimen plant or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Candy Crush’
    Patent number: PP32587
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of winter-hardy, herbaceous, perennial, hybrid Hibiscus plant named ‘Candy Crush’ comprising an upright mounded habit of multiple, well-branched, basal stems producing flowers from the bottom to the top of the plant from late July to early September. Flowers have overlapping petals of bubblegum-pink with slightly darker veins and dark red shiny eye with leading margin folded underneath giving flowers extra strength and resistance to wind damage. The foliage is three- to five-lobed, and rich bright-green.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Goody Gumdrops’
    Patent number: PP32591
    Abstract: A new and unique plant cultivar of perennial carnation or pinks, Dianthus plant named ‘Goody Gumdrops’ with numerous, medium-sized, semi-double, lightly-fragrant flowers producing a rounded face. The numerous stems have up to 3 flowers per stem. Petals have medium depth teeth along margin. Petals of young flower begin fuchsia-pink with red bar upon opening and mature to a light purple-pink. The habit is compact with long, thin, heavily-glaucous, blue-green foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Onyx and Pearls’
    Patent number: PP32613
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental, winter-hardy, beardtongue plant, Penstemon ‘Onyx and Pearls’ with strictly upright, tightly-compact strong stems, numerous pale-purple to near-white flowers for about four weeks contrasting with dark purple foliage that retains its coloration through the season. Useful in the landscape as a specimen plant, en masse or container plant, and attractive to hummingbirds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Canary Feathers’
    Patent number: PP32653
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Canary Feathers’, with fragrant inflorescences on strong well-branched stems producing single whorls of broadly-overlapping, bright yellow ray florets that maintain their coloration with little change through maturity. The large inflorescence cones have pronounced dark cones with effective colors ranging from yellowish-green to orangish-yellow. The new plant flowers from mid-summer to late summer, and is suitable as a potted plant, for the landscape, and for cut flower arrangements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • X plant named ‘Queen for a Day’
    Patent number: PP32711
    Abstract: A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Queen for a Day’ characterized by slightly-arching, slightly-wavy, lanceolate foliage with distinctly small firm spines on deeply-scalloped margins. Leaves are variegated and with strong ultraviolet light develop dark, purplish-grey margins and olive-green longitudinal centers. Plants are useful for landscaping as specimens or en masse or as container plants in the landscape or in the home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • X plant named ‘Wigging Out’
    Patent number: PP32712
    Abstract: A new and unique X Mangave plant named ‘Wigging Out’ characterized by numerous, long, narrow, horizontal leaves with variegated creamy-white margins and dark green centers and irregular dark-burgundy spotting in the center and purplish-red in the margins covering large portions of leaves especially when grown in high ultraviolet light exposure. Leaves have minimal marginal spines and apical spines are flexible. Growth rate is moderate. ‘Wigging Out’ is suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Powderpuff’
    Patent number: PP32714
    Abstract: A new and distinct ornamental perennial Sedum plant named ‘Powderpuff’ is characterized by tight-forming compact clumps with small-sized, blue-green glaucous foliage and blue-green vertical to arching branched flower stems that 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: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • macrophylla plant named ‘Queen of Hearts’
    Patent number: PP32737
    Abstract: The new and distinctive cultivar of Brunnera plant named ‘Queen of Hearts’ with very large leaves of dense silver with thin dark green around the veins. The numerous flowers are light blue on tall stems for about four weeks in the spring. The new plant has thick leaves and is tolerant of high temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Jack of Diamonds’
    Patent number: PP32752
    Abstract: The new and distinctive cultivar of Brunnera plant named ‘Jack of Diamonds’ with very large leaves of silver with broad, dark green around the veins. The flowers are light blue and flower for about four weeks in the spring. The leaves are thicker and provide more tolerance of high temperatures and other environmental factors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Violet Teacups’
    Patent number: PP32844
    Abstract: The new and distinct bellflower plant, Campanula plant named ‘Violet Teacups’ with dense, compact, mounded habit; cordate to deltoid-medium-green foliage and numerous strong purple campanulate flowers over about a 14 week period beginning in late spring. The new plant is suitable for landscaping as, a specimen, en masse, or in containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Snow Kiss’
    Patent number: PP32848
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Salvia plant named ‘Snow Kiss’ characterized by its white flower buds and large white flowers with a blush of pale purple densely arranged in verticils. The new plant has a dense habit with stiff, upright, heavily-branched stems showing persistent calyxes, a strong vigorous growth rate and dark olive-green foliage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Back to the Fuchsia’
    Patent number: PP32920
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Salvia plant named ‘Back to the Fuchsia’ characterized by its medium-sized, dark-pink flowers from deep purplish-red buds densely arranged in verticils and dark greyish-red calyxes and stems with intense light. The new plant has a medium height, compact, rounded habit with stiff, upright, heavily-branched stems and a strong vigorous growth rate and gray-green foliage. ‘Back to the Fuchsia’ is useful for landscaping as a specimen plant or en masse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • x plant named ‘Life on Mars’
    Patent number: PP32939
    Abstract: A new and unique x Mangave plant named ‘Life on Mars’ characterized by a medium, rounded mound of fleshy, linear to lanceolate leaves that are slightly arching margins and develop glaucous, blue-green with lighter greenish-white to creamy yellow margins and developing bright reddish-purple splotches of variable sizes with high ultraviolet light. The leaves have numerous small, semi-flexible marginal teeth. The new plant is suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Dark Roast’
    Patent number: PP32954
    Abstract: The new and distinct crape myrtle plant named Lagerstroemia ‘Dark Roast’ has a dense, short, compact, broadly-rounded habit, is ground hardy to at least USDA zone 6, has semi-glossy, mahogany-colored foliage becoming deep green at flowering time. The flowers arise from shiny, deep-red buds, are lightly fragrant, covering the shrub with their bright fuchsia-pink color. The new plant resists leaf spot and powdery mildew and is useful in the landscape as a specimen, en masse, or as a container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc.
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • plant named ‘Lava Java’
    Patent number: PP32973
    Abstract: The new and distinct crape myrtle plant named Lagerstroemia ‘Lava Java’ has a dense, broadly-spreading, mounded habit, is ground hardy to at least USDA zone 6, has glossy, dark-green foliage with faint marginal wine blush that emerge deep mahogany-colored. The flowers cover the shrub with magenta-rose from shiny reddish buds. The new plant resists leaf spot and powdery mildew and is useful in the landscape as a specimen, en masse, or as a container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen
  • hybrid plant named ‘Firecracker’
    Patent number: PP32975
    Abstract: The new and distinct cultivar of intergeneric Digitalis hybrid plant named ‘Firecracker’ is characterized by sturdy, upright and dense habit with dark-green, serrate foliage and densely-branched flower stems with flowers that are open-faced, campanulate, self-cleaning, vivid yellowish-orange with reddish-purple undertones over a long period. The flowers produce an abundance of nectar and are attractive to hummingbirds in the landscape. The new plant is useful in the garden landscape, as a container plant or as a cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Walters Gardens, Inc
    Inventor: Hans A Hansen