US Plant Patent PP31557
JM5
Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM5’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 10, 2038.
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
- PP31557
- Filed
- October 10, 2018
- Granted
- March 17, 2020
- Expires
- October 10, 2038
- Inventor
- MAGEE JACK MITCHELL
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM5’, characterized by its upright to somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; vigorous and sturdy growth habit; leaves that are dark greyed purple in color; numerous inflorescences with light red purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance and pathogen resistance.
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 Crapemyrtle plant named ‘JM5’ as illustrated and described.
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