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US Plant Patent PP26436

AZ 16

Azalea plant named ‘AZ 16’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 8, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 25, 2033. This patent earned 134 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26436, the photograph of AZ 16 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26436, 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
PP26436
Filed
November 25, 2013
Granted
March 1, 2016
Expires
April 8, 2034
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE, CAPSTONE PLANTS INC
Inventor
POUNDERS CECIL T; BERRY JAMES B

Abstract

A new cultivar of Azalea named ‘AZ 16’ that is characterized by its uniform flower color and size, its strong flowering during its extended flowering season blooming in late March to early April and then again in late August through October in Mississippi, its large pink flowers with red flecks and red undertones on the upper surface of the petals, its leaves that retain a burgundy color through winter and into the spring bloom season, its rapid development and a tight crown with only minimum pruning required when grown under optimum conditions in containers, and its exceptional environmental stress tolerance including fluctuations in moisture and temperature stress, and its good disease and pest resistance.

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 Azalea plant named ‘AZ 16’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26436 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.