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US Plant Patent PP15490

Blue Shadow

Fothergilla major plant named ‘Blue Shadow’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 4, 2022. 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 PP15490, the photograph of Blue Shadow printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15490, 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
PP15490
Filed
November 4, 2002
Granted
January 25, 2005
Expires
November 4, 2022
Inventor
HANDY GARY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Fothergilla major plant characterized by its striking glaucous, blue green leaf color.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Fothergilla major plant as shown and described, characterized by its striking glaucous, blue green leaf color.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15490 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.