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US Plant Patent PP18657

Meipojona

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meipojona’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 10, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 28, 2026. This patent earned 12 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18657, the photograph of Meipojona printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18657, 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
PP18657
Filed
June 28, 2006
Granted
March 25, 2008
Expires
July 10, 2026
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
MEILLLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant is provided that originated as a branch sport of the ‘Meipomolo’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 16,342). Unlike the ‘Meipomolo’ variety, the new variety forms golden-yellow blossoms instead of yellow-orange blossoms. The attractive blossoms are formed on a nearly continuous basis. The growth habit is vigorous and bushy. The semi-glossy foliage is dense dark green and of good substance and contrasts nicely with the golden-yellow blossom coloration. Very good tolerance to Black Spot and Oidium is displayed under normal growing conditions. The plant is 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.

1. A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms on a nearly continuous basis attractive bright golden-yellow blossoms, (b) exhibits a vigorous and bushy growth habit, (c) forms decorative dense dark semi-glossy foliage of good substance, (d) displays good tolerance to Oidium and Black Spot, and (e) is well suited for growing as ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18657 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.