US Plant Patent PP33923
NCRX7
Azalea plant ‘NCRX7’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 9, 2041.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP33923
- Filed
- June 9, 2021
- Granted
- February 1, 2022
- Expires
- June 9, 2041
- Assignee
- UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
- Inventor
- RANNEY THOMAS GREEN; TOUCHELL DARREN; PALMER IRENE; NUS ANDRA; LYNCH NATHAN P
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘NCRX7’ having prolific, large, semi-double, deep pink flowers, a compact (mid-sized) habit, cold hardiness to USDA Zone 6b, and consistent Fall reblooming.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘NCRX7’ as herein illustrated and described.
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