US Plant Patent PP30238
H216905
Hydrangea plant named ‘H216905’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 19, 2037.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 15, 2037. This patent earned 4 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP30238
- Filed
- July 15, 2017
- Granted
- February 26, 2019
- Expires
- July 19, 2037
- Assignee
- HYDRANGEA BREEDERS ASS B V, ARTS NIELS
- Inventor
- ARTS NIELS
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘H216905’, characterized by its upright and rounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit with strong, thick and sturdy stems; early, freely and uniformly flowering habit; mophead-type inflorescences with numerous light red purple-colored sterile flowers; sterile flowers with undulating and curled sepals; and good postproduction longevity.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘H216905’ as illustrated and described.
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