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US Plant Patent PP37251

Elsie Red

Cornus plant named ‘Elsie Red’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 30, 2045.

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
PP37251
Filed
June 30, 2025
Granted
February 10, 2026
Expires
June 30, 2045
Inventor
IBARRA ROMAN MARTINEZ

Abstract

A new cultivar of Cornus florida plant named ‘Elsie Red’ that is characterized by its flowers that are bright red-pink in color (bracts) with yellow centers, its rapid growth habit, its good resistance to powdery mildew, and its flowers that are sturdy and have a high tolerance to wind.

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

It is claimed: 1 . A new and distinct cultivar of Cornus florida plant named ‘Elsie Red’ as herein illustrated and described.

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