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US Plant Patent PP23254

Meimonkeur

Hybrid tea rose plant named ‘Meimonkeur’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 17, 2031.

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 PP23254, the photograph of Meimonkeur printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23254, 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
PP23254
Filed
August 17, 2011
Granted
December 18, 2012
Expires
August 17, 2031
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hybrid Tea rose plant is provided that forms abundantly and substantially continuously attractive red-purple very double blossoms with substantially lighter non-uniform red-purple coloration on the under surface and an anise fragrance. The growth habit is bushy, and strong vegetation is formed. The vegetation is dense and bears a glossy aspect on the upper surface. No particular disease problem has been observed. The plant is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens.

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 characterized by the following characteristics: (a) displays a bushy growth habit with strong vegetation, (b) forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive red-purple very double blossoms with substantially lighter non-uniform red-purple coloration on the under surface which display an anise fragrance, (c) exhibits attractive dense glossy medium green foliage, and (d) is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as shown and described.

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