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US Plant Patent PP21101

Lapis Lazuli

Hydrangea plant named ‘Lapis Lazuli’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 14, 2029.

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 PP21101, the photograph of Lapis Lazuli printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21101, 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
PP21101
Filed
April 14, 2009
Granted
June 29, 2010
Expires
April 14, 2029
Assignee
ICHIE TOYOKAZU
Inventor
ICHIE TOYOKAZU

Abstract

A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘Lapis Lazuli’ that is characterized by its strong blooming habit, its ability to re-bloom on new growth after deadheading, its consistently formed, hortensia type inflorescences with sterile flower sepals that are rounded to broadly ovate in shape and dark blue in color with a white central area when grown under acidic soil conditions and bright pink in color with a white central area when grown under alkaline soil conditions, its compact growth habit with strong stems that enable pot culture without the need for staking, its dark green glossy foliage and its hardiness at least in U.S.D.A. Zones 5 to 9.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Lapis Lazuli’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21101 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.