ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 5 -- United States Patent no. PP36,599, issued on April 15, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Phlox plant named 'Fancy Girl'" was invented by Hans A Hansen (Zeeland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and unique hybrid cultivar of Phlox plant named 'Fancy Girl' of medium-height, multi-stemmed, upright habit. Foliage is lanceolate, medium-green, with good powdery mildew resistance on stiff stems. The new plant has Soft pink flowers with darker pink star-shaped center and near-white halo that are produced on large heads of branched peduncles and nearly cover the top of the plant beginning mid-July and continuing and reblooming for about six we...