US Plant Patent PP8755
Chuck Hayes Gardenia
Chuck hayes Gardenia
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired January 11, 2013. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP8755
- Filed
- January 11, 1993
- Granted
- May 31, 1994
- Expires
- January 11, 2013
- Inventor
- HAYES CHARLES J; HAYES JR EXECUTOR CHARLES J
Abstract
The invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Gardenia jasminoides which originated as a seedling selected from a cultivated seedling population. The new variety is characterized by a resistance to cold, tolerance of warmer temperatures resulting in longer blooming periods, high floriferousness, and a compact, condensed appearance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Gardenia jasminoides named Chuck Hayes Gardenia, substantially as shown and described herein and characterized by: (a) a resistance to cold temperatures as low as -5° F.; (b) a tolerance of evening temperatures as high as 70° F. during blooming periods; (c) a more compact appearance and growth habit than Gardenia jasminoides "Mystery"; and (d) longer and more floriferous blooming cycles in June and September as compared to Gardenia jasminoides "Mystery".
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