US Plant Patent PP17654

Summer Frost

Hydrangea plant named ‘Summer Frost’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 2, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP17654
Filed: December 2, 2005
Granted: April 24, 2007
Expires: December 2, 2025
Assignee: ITSAUL PLANTS LLC
Inventor: STEVER KAREN R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Summer Frost’, characterized by its Upright and somewhat outwardly spreading growth habit; green and yellow green variegated leaves; and lacecap type inflorescences with light purple-colored flowers.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Summer Frost’, as illustrated and described.

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