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US Plant Patent PP18947

Provence

Azalea plant named ‘Provence’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 20, 2027.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18947, the photograph of Provence printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18947, 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
PP18947
Filed
March 20, 2007
Granted
June 17, 2008
Expires
March 20, 2027
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Azalea plant named ‘Provence’, characterized by its dark green-colored leaves that do not abscise during the cooling and forcing periods; uniform and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; uniform and freely flowering habit; relatively rapid flowering response; large rich lavender-colored flowers; double flower form; and excellent postproduction longevity with plants maintaining good flower substance for about five weeks in an interior environment.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Azalea plant named ‘Provence’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18947 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.