US Plant Patent PP5704
Arofrap
Hybrid tea rose plant cv. Arofrap
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired August 13, 2004. 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
- PP5704
- Filed
- August 13, 1984
- Granted
- April 1, 1986
- Expires
- August 13, 2004
- Assignee
- ARMSTRONG NURSERIES INC
- Inventor
- SWIM HERBERT C; CHRISTENSEN JACK E
Abstract
A new hybrid tea rose for garden decoration, having as its seed parent Angel Face (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,792) and as its pollen parent First Prize (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,774). The new cultivar produces an unusual flower color combination of tan centers surrounded by bright pink outer petals. It grows vigorously, displaying an abundance of deep green, semi-glossy foliage. Removal of old blooms to maintain a continual production of flowers during the growing season is not required as the plant is unable to set hips.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the hybrid tea class, substantially as herein shown and described, being particularly characterized by its unusual flower color combination of tan centers surrounded by bright pink outer petals; its abundant production of classically formed flowers, its vigorous growth, unusual among rose cultivars with tan flower coloration; its abundance of deep green, semi-glossy foliage that attractively clothes the entire plant; and its inability to set hips, which permits the plant to maintain a continual production of flowers during the growing season without requiring the removal of old blooms.
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