Conalba

Conalba

Epimedium plant named ‘Conalba’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 14, 2028.

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 PP20344, the photograph of Conalba printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20344, 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.

Abstract

A new Epimedium hybrida cultivar is provided that displays a low-growing clumping growth habit. The new cultivar flowers in April and May and forms attractive white blossoms that commonly are borne above the foliage. The plant is well suited for providing distinctive ornamentation when grown in containers, in rock gardens, or as a ground cover. Attractive light green deciduous leaflets are formed. The plant grows well in full sun to moderate shade. During observations to date the new variety has been found to be readily amenable to asexual propagation by division.

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1. A new and distinct Epimedium hybrida plant that exhibits the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays a low-growing clumping growth habit, (b) forms attractive light green deciduous leaflets, (c) grows well in full sun to moderate shade, (d) forms attractive white flowers that generally are positioned above the foliage during April and May, (e) propagates readily by division, and (f) is well suited for providing distinctive ornamentation when grown in containers, in rock gardens, or as a ground cover; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20344 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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