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US Plant Patent PP24144

BC6.8

Hydrangea plant named ‘BC6.8’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 1, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 23, 2031. This patent earned 100 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24144, the photograph of BC6.8 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24144, 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
PP24144
Filed
June 23, 2011
Granted
January 7, 2014
Expires
October 1, 2031
Assignee
BAY CITY FLOWER CO, HIGAKI HARRISON M
Inventor
HIGAKI HARRISON M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) named ‘BC6.8’ originated as a controlled cross between varieties. The cultivar ‘BC6.8’ can be blue or red depending on the acidity of the soil and the presence of aluminum. The variety ‘BC6.8’ has relatively compact, attractive inflorescences with relatively large sepalous florets, distinct sepal pigmentation and good commercial characteristics. When grown in the presence of aluminum, the sepals are R.H.S. 71 A (red-purple group).

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 Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘BC6.8’ substantially as herein shown and described.

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