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US Plant Patent PP22465

Summer Skies

Buddleja plant named ‘Summer Skies’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 15, 2030.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22465, the photograph of Summer Skies printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22465, 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
PP22465
Filed
July 15, 2010
Granted
January 24, 2012
Expires
July 15, 2030
Assignee
UNIV CONNECTICUT, BRAND MARK HENRY, SMITH WILLIAM ADDISON
Inventor
BRAND MARK HENRY; SMITH WILLIAM ADDISON

Abstract

Buddleja davidii ‘Summer Skies’ is a distinct form of butterfly bush that combines several desirable characteristics in a landscape plant including the following: upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; green and yellow to bright white leaf variegation with sharp contrast between colors; variegated foliage that is resistant to sun scald and greening; vigorous and free branching habit; long floral panicles of pale violet-blue flowers that are freely produced; easy asexual propagation by softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings; and rapid plant development in container culture.

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 butterfly bush ( Buddleja davidii ) substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its upright slightly spreading habit, exemplary leaf variegation and long fragrant blue-violet floral panicles.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22465 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.