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US Plant Patent PP19898

Nicolas

Hakonechloa plant named ‘Nicolas’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 31, 2028.

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 PP19898, the photograph of Nicolas printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP19898, 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
PP19898
Filed
March 31, 2008
Granted
April 7, 2009
Expires
March 31, 2028
Assignee
CHEZ OLIVIER BENNATO
Inventor
CHEZ OLIVIER BENNATO

Abstract

A new and unique cultivar of Hakonechloa named ‘Nicolas’ that is characterized by its green to yellow green foliage in the spring and summer that turns deep red fall. As the mature foliage changes to a red with cool temperatures, a combination of summer and fall foliage creates a unique combination of foliage color. ‘Nicolas’ is further characterized by its dwarf plant habit, its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9, and its relatively vigorous growth habit.

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 Hakonechloa plant named ‘Nicolas’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP19898 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.