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US Plant Patent PP18472

Meigoudea

Hybrid tea rose plant named ‘Meigoudea’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 27, 2026. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18472, the photograph of Meigoudea printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18472, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP18472
Filed
June 27, 2006
Granted
February 5, 2008
Expires
June 27, 2026
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided which abundantly forms attractive mildly fragrant very double blossoms that are coral pink in coloration. The growth habit is tall and bushy. Vigorous dense dark green semi-glossy foliage is displayed that contrasts well with the coral pink blossom coloration. The plant is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Hybrid Tea rose plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a tall and bushy growth habit, (b) abundantly forms attractive mildly fragrant very double blossoms that are coral pink in coloration, (c) forms vigorous dense dark green semi-glossy foliage that contrasts well with the coral pink blossom coloration, and (d) is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18472 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.