Heavenly Ascent

Heavenly Ascent

Climbing rose named ‘Heavenly Ascent’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 9, 2041.

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 PP34557, the photograph of Heavenly Ascent printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34557, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of climbing rose plant, herein referred to by its cultivar name, ‘Heavenly Ascent’, is provided which abundantly and continuously forms extremely fragrant blooms. The growth habit is climbing. The foliage is dark green, leathery, and semi-glossy. The plant propagates from cuttings easily, blooms profusely throughout the season, especially for a climbing rose, and is notable for possessing both fragrance and disease resistance. The new variety is well suited to growing as attractive ornamentation and a source of fragrance in in the landscape.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct climbing rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: 1) abundantly and continuously forms blooms throughout the season, 2) exhibits a climbing growth habit, 3) forms blooms containing a strong fragrance, 4) forms disease resistant foliage with a leathery and semi-glossy finish, 5) is well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation and a source of fragrance in in the landscape, substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP34557 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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