US Plant Patent PP29222
Paint the Town Magenta
Dianthus plant named ‘Paint the Town Magenta’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 14, 2036.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP29222
- Filed
- November 14, 2016
- Granted
- April 10, 2018
- Expires
- November 14, 2036
- Assignee
- WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
- Inventor
- HANSEN HANS A
Abstract
A new and unique plant cultivar of perennial carnation or pinks, Dianthus plant named ‘Paint the Town Magenta’ with numerous, single, fragrant flowers in a strong flush in late spring and continuing until mid-fall of fringed vibrant magenta petals, over finely-textured bluish-green foliage. Dianthus ‘Paint the Town Magenta’ has vigorous compact habit, is tolerant of high temperatures, resists center die-out and does not require vernalization for effective flowering.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Dianthus plant named ‘Paint the Town Magenta’ essentially as herein described and illustrated.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29222 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.