US Plant Patent PP26005
WIMS RED
Hydrangea plant named ‘WIMS RED’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends January 10, 2034.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 11, 2033. This patent earned 183 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26005
- Filed
- July 11, 2013
- Granted
- October 20, 2015
- Expires
- January 10, 2034
- Assignee
- OPRINS JAN
- Inventor
- RUTTEN WIM A M
Abstract
A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla named ‘WIMS RED’ that is characterized by its inflorescences that emerge white in color and change to pink and finally turning red in early fall, its long panicles that are broadly conical in shape, its strong stems that are red-brown in color, its blooming period from summer to early autumn in The Netherlands, and its heat and shade tolerance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘WIMS RED’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.
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