US Plant Patent PP37257
SC-04-20
Hydrangea plant named ‘SC-04-20’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 22, 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
- PP37257
- Filed
- April 22, 2025
- Granted
- February 10, 2026
- Expires
- April 22, 2045
- Assignee
- PREMIER INTRODUCTIONS INC
- Inventor
- DIRR MICHAEL; BEASLEY JEFF; GRIFFITH MARK
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘SC-04-20’, characterized by its glossy dark green foliage with red petioles, remontant (reblooming) trait, flowering on old wood and new growth of the season, rich deep rose mophead inflorescence in non-aluminum-based media and brilliant purplish-blue inflorescence in aluminum-based media, ruby red stems, foliar Cercospora resistance, and its compact, rounded habit with strong stems. The new cultivar is a Hydrangea, typically produced as an outdoor ornamental plant.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘SC-04-20’ as herein illustrated and described.
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