US Plant Patent PP21887

Purple Rain

Astilbe plant named ‘Purple Rain’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 16, 2029.

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: PP21887
Filed: December 16, 2009
Granted: April 26, 2011
Expires: December 16, 2029
Assignee: COMPASS PLANTS B V
Inventor: VAN DE MEER HANS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Astilbe plant named ‘Purple Rain’, characterized by its compact, upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; strong dark-colored foliage; freely and uniformly flowering habit with inflorescences positioned above the foliar plane; purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Astilbe plant named ‘Purple Rain’ as illustrated and described.

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