US Plant Patent PP25578
BC7.13
Hydrangea plant named ‘BC7.13’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 8, 2033.
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
- PP25578
- Filed
- April 8, 2013
- Granted
- May 26, 2015
- Expires
- April 8, 2033
- Assignee
- BAY CITY FLOWER CO, HIGAKI HARRISON M
- Inventor
- HIGAKI HARRISON M
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) named ‘BC7.13’ originated as a controlled cross between varieties. The cultivar ‘BC7.13’ can be blue or red depending on the acidity of the soil and the presence of aluminum. The variety ‘BC7.13’ has compact, attractive inflorescences with relatively large sepalous florets, attractive sepal pigmentation, and stems that branch easily and are relatively strong. When grown without aluminum, the upper sides of the sepals of the sepalous florets are primarily R.H.S. 61 B (red-purple group) and the under sides of the sepals are R.H.S 70 C (red-purple group).
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I claim: 1. A new and distinct Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘BC7.13’ substantially as herein shown and described.
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