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US Plant Patent PP25677

BC7.12

Hydrangea plant named ‘BC7.12’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 2, 2033.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 25, 2033. This patent earned 69 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP25677, the photograph of BC7.12 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP25677, 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
PP25677
Filed
March 25, 2013
Granted
July 7, 2015
Expires
June 2, 2033
Assignee
BAY CITY FLOWER CO, HIGAKI HARRISON M
Inventor
HIGAKI HARRISON M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) named ‘BC7.12’ originated as a controlled cross between varieties. The cultivar ‘BC7.12’ can be blue or red depending on the acidity of the soil and the presence of aluminum. The variety ‘BC7.12’ has compact, attractive inflorescences with relatively large sepalous florets, attractive sepal pigmentation which resists fading, long lasting blooms which set flowers evenly, stems that branch easily and are strong, and good commercial characteristics. When grown without aluminum, the upper sides of the sepals of the sepalous florets are primarily R.H.S. 67 A (red-purple group) and the under sides of the sepals are R.H.S 68 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 ‘BC7.12’ substantially as herein shown and described.

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