US Plant Patent PP16099

Bela

Hydrangea plant named ‘Bela’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 14, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 23, 2024. This patent earned 22 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16099
Filed: August 23, 2004
Granted: November 8, 2005
Expires: September 14, 2024
Assignee: HBA
Inventor: HEMPEL PETER

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Bela’, characterized by its upright and mounded plant habit; strong stems; large durable leaves; dome-shaped inflorescences; and inflorescences with blue-colored flowers.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Bela’, as illustrated and described.

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