US Plant Patent PP26929
SMNHMSIGMA
Hydrangea plant named ‘SMNHMSIGMA’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 23, 2035.
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
- PP26929
- Filed
- January 23, 2015
- Granted
- July 12, 2016
- Expires
- January 23, 2035
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, WOOD TIMOTHY D
- Inventor
- WOOD TIMOTHY D
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘SMNHMSIGMA’, characterized by its compact, upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; strong and sturdy stems; remontant flowering habit; dark green-colored leaves; mophead-type inflorescences with intense deep pink-colored sterile flowers that can easily be “blued” with aluminum sulfate treatments; and good garden performance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘SMNHMSIGMA’ as illustrated and described.
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