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US Plant Patent PP12579

Meimonblan

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meimonblan’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 28, 2020. 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 3 of US plant patent PP12579, the photograph of Meimonblan printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12579, 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
PP12579
Filed
August 28, 2000
Granted
April 23, 2002
Expires
August 28, 2020
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant is provided which very abundantly forms on a remontant basis attractive Marigold Orange blossoms that are relatively stable in coloration. Such blossoms possess no fragrance. The plant exhibits a bushy growth habit, forms very dense medium green and glossy foliage, and possesses very good disease resistance. The new variety is particularly well suited for providing colorful 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 variety of Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) Forms on a very abundant and remontant basis attractive double Marigold Orange blossoms that are relatively stable in coloration. (b) Exhibits a bushy growth habit, (c) Forms attractive very dense medium green glossy foliage, and (d) Is particularly well suited for growing in parks and gardens; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12579 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.