US Plant Patent PP23556
Meimasula
Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meimasula’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 17, 2031.
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
- PP23556
- Filed
- August 17, 2011
- Granted
- April 23, 2013
- Expires
- August 17, 2031
- Assignee
- CP DELAWARE INC, MEILLAND ALAIN A
- Inventor
- MEILLAND ALAIN A
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant is provided that abundantly forms on a substantially continuous basis attractive semi-double intense red blossoms having a darker smoked-red margin and a white eye. The vegetation is strong and a somewhat creeping growth habit is displayed. The plant lacks thorns during observations to date. Good tolerance to common diseases and pests is exhibited. The plant is particularly well suited for providing distinctive attractive ornamentation in the landscape.
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 Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following characteristics: (a) forms strong vegetation, (b) forms a somewhat creeping growth habit, (c) forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive semi-double intense red blossoms having a darker smoked-red margin and a white eye, (d) displays attractive dark green foliage with a glossy aspect on the upper surface, (e) lacks thorns during observations to date, (f) exhibits good tolerance to common diseases and pests, and (g) is particularly well suited for providing distinctive attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as shown and described.
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