US Plant Patent PP29253
H216901
Hydrangea plant named ‘H216901’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 19, 2036.
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
- PP29253
- Filed
- December 19, 2016
- Granted
- April 24, 2018
- Expires
- December 19, 2036
- Assignee
- HYDRANGEA BREEDERS ASS B V, ARTS NIELS
- Inventor
- ARTS NIELS
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘H216901’, characterized by its upright and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; strong and sturdy stems; freely and uniformly flowering habit; mophead-type inflorescences with numerous dark red purple-colored sterile flowers; and good postproduction longevity.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘H216901’ as illustrated and described.
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