Pink Micro Chip

Pink Micro Chip

Buddleja plant named ‘Pink Micro Chip’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 1, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 21, 2034. This patent earned 133 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26547, the photograph of Pink Micro Chip printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26547, 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.

Abstract

Buddleja ‘Pink Micro Chip’ 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. ‘Pink Micro Chip’ has low vigor resulting in very dwarf stature. ‘Pink Micro Chip’ is asexually propagated using softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings. ‘Pink Micro Chip’ demonstrates a dense, spreading growth habit. ‘Pink Micro Chip’ is lacking male flower parts (anthers), resulting in male (pollen) sterility. ‘Pink Micro Chip’ produces female structures that are essentially sterile, resulting in lack of seed formation. ‘Pink Micro Chip’ has red-purple flower color.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of butterfly bush ( Buddleja ) plant named ‘Pink Micro Chip’ substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its dwarf stature, dense and spreading growth habit, oblong-elliptic leaf shape, red-purple flower color, lack of male flower parts (anthers) resulting in male sterility, and female structures that are essentially sterile, resulting in no seed formation.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP26547 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

The record

Abstract