US Plant Patent PP23507

Double Mint

Gardenia jasminoides plant named ‘Double Mint’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 4, 2032.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP23507
Filed: January 4, 2012
Granted: April 2, 2013
Expires: January 4, 2032
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA, PLANT INTRODUCTIONS INC, DIRR MICHAEL A, KARDOS JOSHUA H
Inventor: KARDOS JOSHUA H; DIRR MICHAEL A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Gardenia jasminoides plant named ‘Double Mint’, characterized by fragrant, double white flowers, abundant flowers in spring with reblooming to fall, lustrous, dark green foliage, compact rounded growth habit, cold hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 7, and resistance to root rot diseases.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Gardenia augusta plant named ‘Double Mint’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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