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US Plant Patent PP24706

Sandy Summer

Hydrangea plant named ‘Sandy Summer’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 12, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 22, 2032. This patent earned 174 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24706, the photograph of Sandy Summer printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24706, 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
PP24706
Filed
March 22, 2012
Granted
July 29, 2014
Expires
September 12, 2032
Assignee
Flower Time II Inc, VAN DER SPEK DAAN
Inventor
VAN DER SPEK DAAN

Abstract

A new and distinct Hydrangea cultivar named ‘Sandy Summer’ is disclosed, characterized by a full, round mophead type inflorescence and pink petal with thin white margin coloration and unique serrate petal margins. Plants are characteristically strong and resistant to breaking, and produce dark green foliage. The new variety is a Hydrangea, normally used for ornamental indoor or outdoor purposes.

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 ‘Sandy Summer’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24706 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.