Meisponge

Meisponge

Floribunda Rose Plant Named ‘Meisponge’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 27, 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 1 of US plant patent PP12802, the photograph of Meisponge printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12802, 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 variety of Floribunda rose plant is provided which forms attractive large bicolored blossoms that are relatively stable in coloration. Such blossoms possess no fragrance. The blossoming is particularly attractive in the spring. The plant exhibits a compact, generally uniform and bushy growth habit, forms dense medium green and dull foliage, and possesses very good disease resistance. The new variety is particularly well suited for providing colorful ornamentation in the landscape.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive large bicolored white and red blossoms that are relatively stable in coloration, (b) exhibits a compact, generally uniform and bushy growth habit, (c) forms attractive dense medium green dull 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 PP12802 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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