Meibacus

Meibacus

Hybrid tea rose plant named ‘Meibacus’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 16, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 19, 2021. This patent earned 28 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP13860, the photograph of Meibacus printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13860, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided which abundantly forms attractive very double pink blossoms with intense fragrance. The plant exhibits a semi-erect growth habit, dense dark green foliage with a dull aspect, and good resistance to Marsonina rosae and Sphaeroteca panosa. The attractive dark green foliage contrasts nicely with the pink blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits semi-erect growth habit, (b) abundantly forms on a continuous basis very double pink blossoms with intense fragrance, (c) forms dense dark green foliage with a dull aspect that contrasts well with the pink blossom coloration, and (d) is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13860 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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