US Plant Patent PP17169

Blushing Bride

Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘Blushing Bride’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 8, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 15, 2025. This patent earned 24 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17169, the photograph of Blushing Bride printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17169, 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: PP17169
Filed: March 15, 2005
Granted: October 24, 2006
Expires: April 8, 2025
Assignee: UNIV GEORGIA RES FOUND
Inventor: DIRR MICHAEL A

Abstract

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Blushing Bride’ blooms on new growth without a cold requirement. It has rounded habit and glossy green, mildew-resistant leaves. The white mophead inflorescence matures to pale pink or light blue depending on the availability of aluminum in the soil.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Hydrangea macrophylla plant, substantially as herein described and illustrated.

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