US Plant Patent PP11677
Sunminbu
Hesperozygis plant named `Sunminbu`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired April 6, 2018. 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.
The record
- Patent number
- PP11677
- Filed
- April 6, 1998
- Granted
- December 12, 2000
- Expires
- April 6, 2018
- Assignee
- SUNTORY LTD
- Inventor
- MISATO TOMOYA
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Hesperozygis myrtoides×Hesperozygis dimidiata plant named `Sunminbu` is provided. The plant exhibits a conical growth habit with abundant branching. The attractive light purple blossoms possess a fragrance similar to mint and are verticillaster borne in the upper leaf axils commonly with three flowers per axil. The young stems are green and change to brown with maturity. The new variety propagates well by the use of cuttings and is particularly well suited for growing as an ornamental pot plant.
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I claim: 1. A new and distinct Hesperozygis myrtoides×Hesperozygis dimidiata plant exhibiting the following combination of characteristics: (a) a conical growth habit with abundant branching, (b) forms in abundance attractive light purple verticillaster blossoms which display a fragrance similar to mint, (c) forms branches that initially are green and change to brown as they mature, (d) propagates well by the use of cuttings, and (e) possesses the ability to be grown as attractive ornamentation in pots; substantially as illustrated and described.
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