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US Plant Patent PP26028

Amber Moon

Astilbe plant named ‘Amber Moon’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 26, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 24, 2034. This patent earned 91 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26028, the photograph of Amber Moon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26028, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP26028
Filed
February 24, 2014
Granted
October 27, 2015
Expires
May 26, 2034
Inventor
PROBST DARRELL R

Abstract

A new cultivar of Astilbe named ‘Amber Moon’ that is characterized by its foliage when grown in bright shade that emerges orange-yellow in color, changing to yellow when fully expanded, and finally changing to yellow-green with a whitish silver blush after flowering, its flowers that are pink in color, and its very high heat tolerance in comparison to most cultivars of Astilbe.

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 cultivar of Astilbe plant named ‘Amber Moon’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26028 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.