US Plant Patent PP5693
Arolala
Hybrid tea rose plant cv. Arolala
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired June 25, 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
- PP5693
- Filed
- June 25, 1984
- Granted
- March 18, 1986
- Expires
- June 25, 2004
- Assignee
- ARMSTRONG NURSERIES INC
- Inventor
- CHRISTENSEN JACK E
Abstract
A new hybrid tea rose for cut flower production and garden decoration, having as its seed parent an undisseminated seedling from the cross [Angel Face (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,792) × First Prize (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,774)] and as its pollen parent Lady X (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 2,691). The new cultivar produces an abundance of well-formed flowers having a blended lavender coloration, borne on strong stems of cutting length. The petals are of heavy substance and hold up well in varying climates. The new variety is an attractive, upright plant of medium height with vigorously growing, deep green foliage.
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 rose plant of the hybrid tea class, substantially as herein shown and described, being particularly characterized by the blended lavender coloration of its flowers, essentially as described and illustrated herein; its abundant production of large, well-formed flowers on strong stems suitable for cutting; its vigorous growth; its attractive bush of medium height and upright habit; its abundance of deep green foliage; and its heavy petal substance that holds up well in varying climates.
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