US Plant Patent PP26956
SMNHPRZEP
Hydrangea plant named ‘SMNHPRZEP’
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
- PP26956
- Filed
- January 23, 2015
- Granted
- July 19, 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 ‘SMNHPRZEP’, characterized by its upright and somewhat outwardly spreading plant habit; strong and sturdy stems; freely flowering habit; showy inflorescences with sterile flowers that are initially white in color and becoming hot pink to red in color; 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 ‘SMNHPRZEP’ as illustrated and described.
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