US Plant Patent PP33884
LY1
Alpinia plant ‘LY1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 11, 2041.
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
- PP33884
- Filed
- June 11, 2021
- Granted
- January 18, 2022
- Expires
- June 11, 2041
- Inventor
- LIU WENYI; LIN LING; LIU NIAN
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Alpinia plant named ‘LY1’ is disclosed characterized by robust plants with observed resistance to ginger blast. Inflorescences are long and composed of attractive pink flowers with yellow interior petaloids. Plants have a long flowering season, of nearly 8 months, with full-flowering from June to September in Guangdong Province, China. The new variety is useful as both a cut flower and landscape plant in warm climates.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Alpinia plant named ‘LY1’ as herein illustrated and described.
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