US Plant Patent PP21635
HorOrb
Hydrangea plant named ‘HorOrb’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 9, 2029.
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
- PP21635
- Filed
- December 9, 2009
- Granted
- January 18, 2011
- Expires
- December 9, 2029
- Assignee
- CLAUS & TOSKEN KUEHNE GBR
- Inventor
- MEINL KATRIN
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘HorOrb’, characterized by its upright and mounded plant habit; black-colored stems; strong and dark green-colored leaves; and mophead-type inflorescences with dark pink-colored flowers.
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1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘HorOrb’ as illustrated and described.
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