ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8 -- United States Patent no. PP37,004, issued on Oct. 7.
"Paeonia plant named 'Smithopus6'" was invented by Donald R. Smith (Fairfield, Conn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct cultivar of intersectional hybrid (Itoh) Paeonia plant named 'Smithopus6' is disclosed, having large pink and cream colored flowers of semi-double to fully double form carried on strong stems, which present the flowers above and beyond the foliage. Plants have very attractive, dissected foliage, which lasts through the fall and is also highly disease resistant. Plants have a symmetrical, compact plant habit/shape which is excellent in the landscape. The new variety is an intersecti...