US Plant Patent PP23354
Meimirrote
Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meimirrote’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 28, 2031.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 7, 2030. This patent earned 296 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23354
- Filed
- April 7, 2010
- Granted
- January 29, 2013
- Expires
- January 28, 2031
- Assignee
- CP DELAWARE INC, MEILLAND ALAIN A
- Inventor
- MEILLAND ALAIN A
Abstract
A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant is provided which abundantly forms on a substantially continuous basis attractive very double blossoms having a light pink coloration. The plant exhibits very strong, very dense vegetation, a bushy low to arching growth habit, and attractive green foliage with a glossy aspect. The disease resistance is good particularly with respect to Black Spot and Oidium . The attractive green foliage contrasts nicely with the light pink blossom coloration. The new variety is well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens.
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1. A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a bushy low to arching growth habit, (b) abundantly forms on a substantially continuous basis attractive very double blossoms having light pink coloration, (c) forms very strong, very dense vegetation with attractive green foliage having a glossy aspect, (d) displays good disease resistance with respect to Black Spot and Oidium , and (e) is well suited for growing as ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as herein shown and described.
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