US Plant Patent PP25047
MNIHAR028
Azalea plant named ‘MNIHAR028’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 23, 2033.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 24, 2032. This patent earned 183 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP25047
- Filed
- August 24, 2012
- Granted
- November 11, 2014
- Expires
- February 23, 2033
- Assignee
- HARRIS ELLA RUTH
- Inventor
- HARRIS JAMES O
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of azalea plant with spring and fall blooming, attractive, showy, single red flowers, easily propagated by semi-hardwood cuttings in late spring through summer, moderate growth rate under normal fertilization and moisture conditions; compact, uprightly rounded and freely-branching growth habit, grows well in containers, thrives in shade or sun and is hardy to Zone 7, is disclosed.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new variety of azalea plant named ‘MNIHAR028’ as herein shown and described.
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