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US Plant Patent PP36999

Naga 4

Hydrangea plant named ‘Naga 4’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 19, 2044.

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
PP36999
Filed
November 19, 2024
Granted
October 7, 2025
Expires
November 19, 2044
Inventor
SETO YASUHIKO

Abstract

A new cultivar of Hydrangea serrata plant named ‘Naga 4’ that is characterized by its unique foliage colors; young foliage in summer is tri-color green with white margins and flushed with bright pink and mature foliage that is green with white margins, its blooms present from mid-June to August in The Netherlands, its pink flower buds that open into pink flowers with a light pink and white centers, and its suitability as a container plant.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Naga 4’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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