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US Plant Patent PP13965

Rosey Carpet

Crepe Myrtle plant named ‘Rosey Carpet’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 17, 2021. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13965, the photograph of Rosey Carpet printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13965, 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
PP13965
Filed
October 17, 2001
Granted
July 8, 2003
Expires
October 17, 2021
Inventor
HAMBUCHEN ROBERT E; HAMBUCHEN BETTY J

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of the Lagerstroemia genus characterized by a dwarf size, profuse flower production, semi-seedless trait, extensive lateral branching, and lack of continual vertical growth after maturity.

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

We claim: 1. A new distinct variety of Lagerstroemia prostrata plant substantially as shown and described, characterized by the distinctive Rose-Pink color blooms, profuse flower blossoms, an extended flowering period, semi-sterile trait, extensive lateral branching, a light-green colored leaf, small leaf size, a plant width of 36 to 48 inches, a height range from 4 to 12 inches, and substantially no vertical growth at full maturity.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13965 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.