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US Plant Patent PP24975

RLH1-5P1

Azalea plant named ‘RLH1-5P1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 3, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 8, 2032. This patent earned 146 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24975, the photograph of RLH1-5P1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24975, 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
PP24975
Filed
October 8, 2012
Granted
October 21, 2014
Expires
March 3, 2033
Inventor
HEAD ROBERT HAROLD; HEAD LISA JONES

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Azalea plant named ‘RLH1-5P1’, characterized by its compact, upright to low spreading and mounding plant habit; freely basal branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; evergreen, persistent dark green-colored leaves that do not abscise during the winter; freely flowering habit with remontant flowering during the spring, summer and autumn; large, non-persistent semi-double flowers that are light red purple in color with darker red purple-colored central spots and speckles; excellent garden performance and temperature tolerance.

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 ‘RLH1-5P1’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24975 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.