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US Plant Patent PP36424

LRD-51-22

Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-51-22’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP36424, the photograph of LRD-51-22 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP36424, 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
PP36424
Filed
July 2, 2024
Granted
February 4, 2025
Expires
July 2, 2044
Assignee
PREMIER INTRODUCTIONS INC
Inventor
DIRR MICHAEL; BEASLEY JEFF; GRIFFIN MARK

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Loropetalum chinense var. rubrum plant named ‘LRD-51-22’, characterized by its compact, low-growing habit; lustrous dark black-purple foliage color that persists through summer and winter; dark pink flowers in spring; and improved cold hardiness compared to other compact purple-leaf cultivars. The new variety is a Loropetalum , typically for ornamental garden use.

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 Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-51-22’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP36424 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.