US Patent Issued to Walters Gardens on March 25 for "Achillea plant named 'Firefly Fuchsia'" (Michigan Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. PP36,566, issued on March 25, was assigned to Walters Gardens Inc. (Zeeland, Mich.).

"Achillea plant named 'Firefly Fuchsia'" was invented by Hans A Hansen (Zeeland, Mich.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A new and distinct Yarrow, Achillea plant named 'Firefly Fuchsia', with billowy habit, medium green, moderately incised to parted foliage, and large, bright lavender-pink florets that lighten to light pink on heavily-branched compound corymbs; tall, stiff, heavily branched peduncles with deep fuchsia-pink florets that mature to light pink, beginning in late June and continuing for about seven weeks and repeating if deadheaded. The new plant...