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US Plant Patent PP23634

Grace

Hydrangea plant named ‘Grace’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 5, 2031.

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 PP23634, the photograph of Grace printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23634, 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
PP23634
Filed
January 5, 2011
Granted
May 28, 2013
Expires
January 5, 2031
Assignee
BAY CITY FLOWER CO, HIGAKI HARRISON M
Inventor
HIGAKI HARRISON M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) named ‘Grace’ originated as a controlled cross between unpatented varieties. The cultivar ‘Grace’ can be blue or red depending on the acidity of the soil and the presence of aluminum, but is preferably grown as a red variety. The variety ‘Grace’ has large attractive inflorescences with large sepalous florets, distinct sepal pigmentation and good tolerance to cold temperatures. The upperside of the sepals is R.H.S. 63 A (red-purple group), the underside of the sepals is R.H.S. 63 D (red-purple group)

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘Grace’ substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23634 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.