US Plant Patent PP21589

Caleb

Clethra plant named ‘Caleb’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 5, 2029.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP21589
Filed: August 5, 2009
Granted: December 28, 2010
Expires: August 5, 2029
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Clethra plant named ‘Caleb’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark-green leaves; large inflorescences with numerous large flowers; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Clethra plant named ‘Caleb’ as illustrated and described.

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