US Plant Patent PP36336
Laredo
Leucophyllum plant named ‘Laredo’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 2, 2044.
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
- PP36336
- Filed
- February 2, 2024
- Granted
- December 24, 2024
- Expires
- February 2, 2044
- Assignee
- SHIPLEY NICHOLAS BENOIT, BUHROW RUSS A
- Inventor
- SHIPLEY NICHOLAS BENOIT; BUHROW RUSS A
Abstract
A new and distinct Leucophyllum frutescens X zygophyllum plant named ‘Laredo’ is characterized as a many branched, rounded shrub reaching a size of 5 feet tall×6 feet wide by age 5, with silvery leaves and a generally cloudlike appearance, winterfast leaves, pleasantly fragrant flowers colored N82B (strong purple) that last about 3 days and do not fade with age, as well as possessing excellent resistance to damping off diseases. ‘Laredo’ is hardy to USDA zone 7B/8A.
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 plant named ‘Laredo’ substantially as described and illustrated herein.
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