US Plant Patent PP35354
Purple Rain
Leucophyllum hybrid plant named ‘Purple Rain’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends November 12, 2041.
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
- PP35354
- Filed
- November 12, 2021
- Granted
- August 29, 2023
- Expires
- November 12, 2041
- Assignee
- SHIPLEY NICHOLAS BENOIT, BUHROW RUSS A
- Inventor
- SHIPLEY NICHOLAS BENOIT; BUHROW RUSS A
Abstract
A new and distinct Leucophyllum frutescens X laevigatum plant named ‘Purple Rain’ is characterized by its broad, dense growth form, pleasantly fragrant lavender flowers, dark green leaves, fast growth and superior resistance to damping off diseases both in the nursery and in the landscape.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct Leucophyllum hybrid plant named ‘Purple Rain’ substantially as described and illustrated herein.
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