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US Plant Patent PP7344

Bressingham Ruby

Bergenia "Bressingham Ruby"

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 28, 2009. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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
PP7344
Filed
July 28, 1989
Granted
October 2, 1990
Expires
July 28, 2009

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Bergenia characterized by its distinct winter foliage color.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct hybrid of Bergenia substantially as shown and described, characterized by: an attractive and unique winter foliage color; with leaves turning to a deep brown in winter followed by a burgundy red color in late winter.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7344 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.