US Plant Patent PP31438

Heavy Metal

Astilbe plant named ‘Heavy Metal’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 12, 2039.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP31438
Filed: January 12, 2019
Granted: February 11, 2020
Expires: January 12, 2039
Assignee: VERDUIN HARRIE
Inventor: VERDUIN HARRIE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Astilbe plant named ‘Heavy Metal’, characterized by its broadly upright and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaves; freely and uniformly flowering habit; red purple-colored flowers on upright and strong peduncles; and good container and garden performance.

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 Astilbe plant named ‘Heavy Metal’ as illustrated and described.

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