US Plant Patent PP24884

Cool Blue

Ceanothus plant named ‘Cool Blue’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 1, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 6, 2032. This patent earned 176 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP24884
Filed: November 6, 2012
Granted: September 16, 2014
Expires: May 1, 2033
Assignee: HUISMAN NICO
Inventor: HUISMAN NICO

Abstract

A new cultivar of Ceanothus , ‘Cool Blue’, characterized by its small variegated leaves with dark green centers and wide creamy white margins, its upright and broadly spreading compact plant habit and its panicles of sweetly fragrant light blue flowers.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Ceanothus plant named ‘Cool Blue’, as herein illustrated and described.

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