ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. PP37,116, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).
"Buddleia plant named 'Cherry Royale'" was invented by Hans A. Hansen (Zeeland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The new and distinct plant of Buddleia 'Cherry Royale' is a winter-hardy shrub with multi-stemmed, well-branched, rounded, mounded habit. The bright rose-pink, sweetly-fragrant flowers are held in many upwardly to slightly outwardly thyrse beginning in mid-summer and continuing until frost. Foliage is lanceolate and dark green above with silvery undersides. Fertility is reduced to nearly sterile. The new plant is valuable for landscaping en mass...