US Plant Patent PP23100
MNIHAR018
Azalea plant named ‘MNIHAR018’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 5, 2031.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 25, 2030. This patent earned 164 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23100
- Filed
- August 25, 2010
- Granted
- October 9, 2012
- Expires
- February 5, 2031
- Inventor
- HARRIS JAMES O; HARRIS LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE ELLA RUTH
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Azalea plant with spring and fall blooming, attractive, showy, single dark red flowers, easily propagated by semi-hardwood cuttings in late spring through summer and fall, moderate growth rate under normal fertilization and moisture conditions; broadly-rounded and freely-branching in habit, grows well in containers, thrives in shade or sun and is hardy in Zone 7, is disclosed.
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1. A new variety of Azalea plant named ‘MNIHAR018’ as herein shown and described.
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