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US Plant Patent PP13757

Meicinelle

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meicinelle’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 19, 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 PP13757, the photograph of Meicinelle printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13757, 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
PP13757
Filed
December 19, 2001
Granted
April 29, 2003
Expires
December 19, 2021
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant is provided which abundantly forms on a continuous basis semi-double blossoms that are red spotted with white in coloration. The plant exhibits a bushy and vigorous well-formed growth habit, and good resistance to Marsonia rosae and Phragmidium. The attractive very dense medium green foliage contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a bushy and vigorous well-formed growth habit, (b) abundantly forms on a continuous basis attractive semi-double blossoms that are red spotted with white in coloration, (c) forms very dense medium green foliage with a dull aspect that contrasts well with the blossom coloration, and (d) is particularly well suited for growing as ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as herein shown and described.

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