US Plant Patent PP33142
NCHA6
Hydrangea plant named ‘NCHA6’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 16, 2040.
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
- PP33142
- Filed
- June 16, 2020
- Granted
- June 8, 2021
- Expires
- June 16, 2040
- Assignee
- UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
- Inventor
- RANNEY THOMAS GREEN; TOUCHELL DARREN H; PALMER IRENE; NUS ANDRA WINDORF; LYNCH NATHAN P
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘NCHA6’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact habit and large, mop-head inflorescences with dark red-purple sepals. ‘NCHA6’ is a triploid cultivar with extended reblooming that often continues into the fall. The new variety is a Hydrangea, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘NCHA6’ as herein illustrated and described.
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