US Plant Patent PP17343

Beauty of Ernst

Astilbe plant named ‘Beauty of Ernst’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 23, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 31, 2025. This patent earned 53 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17343
Filed: March 31, 2005
Granted: January 9, 2007
Expires: May 23, 2025
Assignee: JAC TH DE VROOMAN
Inventor: HOLTMAAT HENK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Astilbe plant named ‘Beauty of Ernst’, characterized by its upright plant habit; rapid growth rate; brightly colored foliage; freely and uniform flowering habit; and light pink-colored flowers arranged on upright to slightly arching inflorescences.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Astilbe plant named ‘Beauty of Ernst’, as illustrated and described.

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