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US Plant Patent PP25706

AZ 32

Azalea plant named ‘AZ 32’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 31, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 9, 2033. This patent earned 175 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25706, the photograph of AZ 32 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25706, 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
PP25706
Filed
August 9, 2013
Granted
July 14, 2015
Expires
January 31, 2034
Assignee
US AGRICULTURE, CAPSTONE PLANTS INC, CAPSTONE PLANT INC
Inventor
POUNDERS CECIL T; BERRY JAMES B

Abstract

A new cultivar of Azalea named ‘AZ 32’, that is characterized by its repeat blooming habit, its floriferous blooming habit with bright red purple single flowers with wavy petal margins, its upright plant habit, its dark green foliage that has been observed to be pest free, its high tolerance to heat and humidity when grown in Southern U.S.A, and its ability to be readily propagated by softwood stem cuttings with a high percentage of successful rooting and a vigorous root system.

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 32’ as herein illustrated and described.

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