US Plant Patent PP21991

Wim Rutten

Hydrangea plant named ‘Wim Rutten’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 19, 2030.

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: PP21991
Filed: February 19, 2010
Granted: June 28, 2011
Expires: February 19, 2030
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: RUTTEN CATHRIEN

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘Wim Rutten’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; strong and vigorous growth habit; relatively large leaves; freely flowering habit; and large lacecap-type inflorescences with light violet blue-colored fertile flowers and white-colored sterile flowers.

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1. A new and distinct Hydrangea plant named ‘Wim Rutten’ as illustrated and described.

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