Briloni

Briloni

Lonicera nitida plant named ‘Briloni’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 13, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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 PP15234, the photograph of Briloni printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15234, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

Abstract

A new and distinct Lonicera nitida cultivar is provided that is a mutation of the ‘Maigrün’ cultivar (non-patented in the United States). Distinctive new foliage is formed that bears yellow-green coloration unlike that of the ‘Maigrün’ cultivar. A spreading growth habit is displayed and the plant performs well in a semi-shaped environment. The unusual foliage coloration combined with the other characteristics provides the horticultural industry with an distinctive ornamental plant for growing in pots or in the landscape.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar Lonicera nitida plant that exhibits the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive new foliage that bears yellow-green coloration unlike that of the ‘Maigrün’ cultivar (non-patented in the United States), (b) possesses a spreading growth habit, (c) grows well in a semi-shaded environment, and (d) provides attractive ornamentation; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15234 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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