US Plant Patent PP16946

Beesnees

Bougainvillea plant named ‘Beesnees’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 23, 2024. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP16946
Filed: October 23, 2004
Granted: August 8, 2006
Expires: October 23, 2024
Assignee: BOUGAINVILLEA NURSERY
Inventor: IREDELL PETER; IREDELL JAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Bougainvillea plant named ‘Beesnees’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and bushy plant habit; vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored fully expanded leaves; freely flowering habit; and pure white-colored flower bracts.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Bougainvillea plant named ‘Beesnees’, as illustrated and described.

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