ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 18 -- United States Patent no. PP36,739, issued on June 10, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).
"Heliopsis plant named 'Touch of Blush'" was invented by Hans A Hansen (Zeeland, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The new and distinct hardy perennial plant, Heliopsis 'Touch of Blush', has dense, rounded, mound habit with extensively-branched, predominately strong upright stems that resist lodging. The foliage is narrowly ovate to broadly lanceolate with green surrounding the veins and near white between the veins and the young foliage shows a reddish-purple blush. Inflorescences have a single layer of overlapping, golden-yellow ray florets and dark-bro...