Meipomolo

Meipomolo

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meipomolo’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 8, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 27, 2024. This patent earned 72 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16342, the photograph of Meipomolo printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16342, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant is provided that forms on a nearly continuous basis attractive bright yellow-orange blossoms. The growth habit is vigorous and bushy. The semi-glossy foliage is dense, dark green and of good substance and contrasts nicely with the yellow-orange 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.

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1. A new and distinct Floribunda rose plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms on a nearly continuous basis attractive bright yellow-orange 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 PP16342 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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