US Plant Patent PP16166

DVP Pinky

Hydrangea plant named ‘DVP Pinky’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 19, 2024. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP16166
Filed: October 19, 2004
Granted: December 20, 2005
Expires: October 19, 2024
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: VAN HUYLENBROECK JOHAN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘DVP Pinky’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; large upright flower panicles; and large panicles with white-colored sterile flowers that become purple in color during the fall.

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

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