US Plant Patent PP35833
SMNLFGRV
Leucothoe plant named ‘SMNLFGRV’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 30, 2043.
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
- PP35833
- Filed
- August 30, 2023
- Granted
- May 28, 2024
- Expires
- August 30, 2043
- Assignee
- SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC, MATHEY MEGAN M
- Inventor
- MATHEY MEGAN M
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Leucothoe plant named ‘SMNLFGRV’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit and rapid growth rate; freely branching habit; dense and bushy appearance; leaves that are dark green and light yellow variegated that become tinged with reddish orange in the late summer and autumn; numerous white-colored campanulate flowers; and good garden performance.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Leucothoe plant named ‘SMNLFGRV’ as illustrated and described.
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