Meiwhiflo

Meiwhiflo

Floribunda rose plant named ‘Meiwhiflo’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 24, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 5, 2023. This patent earned 141 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16243, the photograph of Meiwhiflo printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16243, 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 rose plant of the Floribunda Class is provided which abundantly forms attractive very double starkly brilliant white blossoms that well retain their coloration upon maturity. The growth habit is upright bushy. Very dense dark green semi-glossy foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The plant develops well following budding and grafting. Good disease resistance is displayed. The new variety is well suited for forming attractive ornamentation in the garden or for cut flower production.

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1. A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits an upright bushy growth habit, (b) forms in abundance in clusters attractive very double starkly brilliant white blossoms that well retain their coloration upon maturity, (c) forms very dense dark green semi-glossy foliage, (d) exhibits good disease resistance, and (e) is well suited for forming attractive ornamentation in the garden or for cut flower production; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16243 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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