US Plant Patent PP36746

LRD-18-20

Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-18-20’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP36746
Filed: July 2, 2024
Granted: June 17, 2025
Expires: July 2, 2044
Assignee: PREMIER INTRODUCTIONS INC
Inventor: DIRR MICHAEL; BEASLEY JEFF; GRIFFITH MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum plant named ‘LRD-18-20’, characterized by its compact, mounded, spreading growth habit; dark red foliage color that persists through summer and winter; early blooming pink flowers in spring; and cold hardiness to −13° C.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-18-20’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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