US Plant Patent PP37233
NCHQ1
Hydrangea plant named ‘NCHQ1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 21, 2045.
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
- PP37233
- Filed
- June 21, 2025
- Granted
- January 27, 2026
- Expires
- June 21, 2045
- Assignee
- UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE
- Inventor
- RANNEY THOMAS GREEN; NUS ANDRA WINDORF; PALMER IRENE; NIX JOHN TYLER; LYNCH NATHAN
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘NCHQ1’ is disclosed, characterized by large terminal panicles having showy white sepals fading to green with maturity. Plants are highly floriferous, compact and densely branched. Mature height and width of plants is approximately three to four feet. Fall foliage is bright burgundy. The new cultivar is a Hydrangea , normally used for outdoor ornamental purposes.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘NCHQ1’ as herein illustrated and described herein.
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