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US Plant Patent PP36691

WINTER ROCKET

Buxus plant named ‘WINTER ROCKET’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 2, 2044.

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 PP36691, the photograph of WINTER ROCKET printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36691, 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
PP36691
Filed
July 2, 2024
Granted
May 20, 2025
Expires
July 2, 2044
Assignee
Flat Rock Nursery
Inventor
LOPEZ JUAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Buxus plant named ‘WINTER ROCKET’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact, upright plant habit and glossy dark green foliage. Plants have shown deer resistance as well as resistance to the normal diseases and pests of Boxwood. Plants have also been observed drought tolerant and heat tolerant to 110-degree F. without negative effects. The new cultivar is a Buxus , suitable for ornamental garden purposes.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Buxus plant named ‘Winter Rocket’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36691 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.