US Plant Patent PP20140
Dancing Angel
Hydrangea plant named ‘Dancing Angel’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 3, 2028.
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
- PP20140
- Filed
- April 3, 2008
- Granted
- June 30, 2009
- Expires
- April 3, 2028
- Assignee
- SHIOBARA SHIGEO
- Inventor
- SHIOBARA SHIGEO
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Dancing Angel’, characterized by its upright and mounded plant habit; strong roots and stems; strong and dark green-colored leaves that are dark yellow and purple-variegated in the autumn; and large mophead-type inflorescences with pink and red purple bi-colored flowers.
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1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘Dancing Angel’ as illustrated and described.
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