US Plant Patent PP34328
FRCK 003 S 9
Hydrangea plant named ‘FRCK 003 S 9’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 20, 2041.
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
- PP34328
- Filed
- October 20, 2021
- Granted
- June 14, 2022
- Expires
- October 20, 2041
- Inventor
- MEKADA HIROYUKI; INAMURA Hiroko; KAKO TETSUYA; SHIMIZU YUKA
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘FRCK 003 S 9’, characterized by its relatively compact and uniformly mounding plant habit; freely branching habit; strong and sturdy stems; freely flowering habit; large and dense mophead inflorescences with numerous double-type sterile flowers that can be “blued”; and good post-production longevity.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘FRCK 003 S 9’ as illustrated and described.
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