US Plant Patent PP12060
Honey Maid
Holly plant named ‘Honey Maid’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 16, 2020. 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
- PP12060
- Filed
- March 16, 2000
- Granted
- August 14, 2001
- Expires
- March 16, 2020
- Assignee
- CP DELAWARE INC
- Inventor
- SANCHEZ ANGEL M
Abstract
A new and distinct Ilex variety is provided having multi-colored foliage which originated through the discovery of a branch mutation of unknown causation of the Ilex×meserveae ‘Mesid’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,685). The new variety exhibits attractive variegated dark green glossy foliage that is irregularly bordered with yellow and cream coloration. The plant is generally smaller than the ‘Mesid’ variety. The growth habit is dense, compact, well-branched, and vigorous. Semi-glossy red berries are formed. Good winter hardiness is exhibited.
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 variety of Ilex×meserveae that originated as a spontaneous mutation of the ‘Mesid’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,685) having the following combination of characteristics: (a) Unlike the ‘Mesid’ variety exhibits variegated dark green glossy foliage that is irregularly bordered with yellow and cream coloration, (b) Exhibits a dense, compact, well-branched and vigorous growth habit that results in a generally smaller plant size than the ‘Mesid’ variety, (c) Forms semi-glossy red berries, and (d) Exhibits good winter hardiness. substantially as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12060 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.