US Plant Patent PP17171

Gamad III

Crapemyrtle plant named ‘Gamad III’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 16, 2025. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP17171
Filed: August 16, 2005
Granted: October 24, 2006
Expires: August 16, 2025
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
Inventor: DIRR MICHAEL A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of crapemyrtle, Lagerstroemia L., which is characterized by compact, rounded growth habit; white flowers; bronze foliage that matures to dark green; high mildew resistance.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of crapemyrtle plant named ‘Gamad III’, substantially as illustrated and described.

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