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US Plant Patent PP14168

Dardom

Hydrangea plant named ‘Dardom’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 31, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP14168, the photograph of Dardom printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14168, 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
PP14168
Filed
August 31, 2002
Granted
September 23, 2003
Expires
August 31, 2022
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor
KROMHOUT WOULTER

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Dardom’, characterized by its large and vigorous growth habit; upright and rounded plant habit; strong stems; large durable leaves; large dome-shaped inflorescences; and inflorescences with large sterile flowers and numerous small fertile flowers.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Dardom’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14168 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.