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US Plant Patent PP12760

Meijasper

Hybrid tea rose plant named ‘Meijasper’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 30, 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12760, the photograph of Meijasper printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12760, 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
PP12760
Filed
October 30, 2000
Granted
July 2, 2002
Expires
October 30, 2020
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided which abundantly forms attractive double red blossoms that are lightly perfumed. The blossoms are borne on long stems. The plant exhibits an erect growth habit, dense dark green semi-glossy foliage, and very good disease resistance. The attractive dark green foliage contrasts nicely with the red blossoms. The new variety is particularly well suited for use to produce cut flowers under greenhouse growing conditions.

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 Hybrid Tea rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits an erect growth habit, (b) forms long stems, (c) abundantly forms double red blossoms that are lightly perfumed, (d) forms dense dark green semi-glossy foliage that contrasts well with the red blossoms, and (e) is particularly well suited for cut flower production under greenhouse growing conditions; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12760 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.