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US Plant Patent PP21052

Dancing Snow

Hydrangea plant named ‘Dancing Snow’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 31, 2029.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP21052, the photograph of Dancing Snow printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21052, 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
PP21052
Filed
March 31, 2009
Granted
June 8, 2010
Expires
March 31, 2029
Assignee
ICHIE TOYOKAZU
Inventor
ICHIE TOYOKAZU

Abstract

A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Dancing Snow’ that is characterized by its early spring blooming habit, its ability to re-bloom on new growth after deadheading into fall, its lacecap type inflorescences comprised of a ring of large double white flowers emerging from the central mass of smaller double white flowers, its flowers that are resistant to sun scorch, its compact growth habit, and its hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.

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 ‘Dancing Snow’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21052 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.