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US Plant Patent PP23425

Miss Molly

Buddleja plant named ‘Miss Molly’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 5, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 24, 2031. This patent earned 101 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23425, the photograph of Miss Molly printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23425, 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
PP23425
Filed
January 24, 2011
Granted
February 26, 2013
Expires
May 5, 2031
Assignee
WERNER DENNIS JAMES, SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS JAMES; SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON

Abstract

Buddleja ‘Miss Molly’ is a new and distinct variety of butterfly bush that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Moderate vigor resulting in semi-compact growth habit. 2. Ease of asexual propagation using softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings. 3. Semi-upright growth habit with flowers borne stiffly on upright shoots. 4. Dark reddish-purple flower color, unknown in any other butterfly bush variety.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Buddleja plant substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its compact growth habit, green leaf color, and dark reddish-purple flower color.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23425 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.