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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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36336, the photograph of Laredo printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36336, reproduced as printed. The patent carries the notice copyright 2007, which under 37 CFR 1.71(e) is given alongside permission to reproduce the document.

The record

Patent number
PP36336
Filed
February 2, 2024
Granted
December 24, 2024
Expires
February 2, 2044
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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36336 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.