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.

The record
- Patent number
- PP23254
- Filed
- August 17, 2011
- Granted
- December 18, 2012
- Expires
- August 17, 2031
- Assignee
- CP DELAWARE INC, MEILLAND ALAIN A
- 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.
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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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