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US Plant Patent PP34955

LRD-02-20

Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-02-20’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 24, 2042.

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 PP34955, the photograph of LRD-02-20 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34955, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP34955
Filed
August 24, 2022
Granted
January 31, 2023
Expires
August 24, 2042
Assignee
PREMIER INTRODUCTIONS INC
Inventor
DIRR MICHAEL; BEASLEY JEFF; GRIFFITH MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-02-20’ is disclosed, characterized by its compact, mounded, spreading growth habit; dark black-purple foliage color that persists through summer and winter; dark pink (almost red) flowers in spring; and improved cold hardiness compared to other compact purple-leaf cultivars. The new variety is a Loropetalum , normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-02-20’ as herein illustrated and described.

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