US Plant Patent PP28859
SK5BUHIME
Hydrangea plant named ‘SK5BUHIME’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 27, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 18, 2036. This patent earned 9 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28859
- Filed
- August 18, 2016
- Granted
- January 9, 2018
- Expires
- August 27, 2036
- Assignee
- SHIOBARA SHIGEO
- Inventor
- SHIOBARA SHIGEO
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘SK5BUHIME’, characterized by its light violet-blue and dark violet-blue bicolored inflorescences when grown in acidic soils, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, compact-globular growth habit, is disclosed.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘SK5BUHIME’, substantially as herein illustrated and described.
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