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US Plant Patent PP20979

HGP02

Helleborus plant named ‘HGP02’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 16, 2029.

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 PP20979, the photograph of HGP02 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20979, 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
PP20979
Filed
January 16, 2009
Granted
May 4, 2010
Expires
January 16, 2029
Inventor
HARVEY ROGER

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘HGP02’, characterized by its compact, upright and mounded plant habit; strong and vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored leaflets with red-colored petioles; freely flowering habit; single white and green-colored flowers that become red in color with development; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Helleborus plant named ‘HGP02’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20979 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.