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US Plant Patent PP23559

WHIT IX

Crapemyrtle plant named ‘WHIT IX’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 28, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 6, 2031. This patent earned 113 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23559, the photograph of WHIT IX printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23559, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP23559
Filed
April 6, 2011
Granted
April 23, 2013
Expires
July 28, 2031
Assignee
LACEBARK INC, WHITCOMB CARL E, WHITCOMB ANDREW C
Inventor
WHITCOMB CARL E; WHITCOMB ANDREW C

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of crapemyrtle, Lagerstroemia indica , particularly distinguished by having a much branched, near globular growth habit, and a near constant show of sterile, ruby red flowers from bright crimson flower buds during the growing season. Because the plant is sterile, old flowers stay showy longer, and new flower buds form in the same positions as flowers that age and fall away. Inflorescences are only between 1.5 and 6 inches long but are produced in great numbers across the outer surface of the network of branches.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of crapemyrtle plant, Lagerstroemia indica , substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23559 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.