Meijelior

Meijelior

Miniature rose plant named ‘Meijelior’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 23, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 21, 2021. This patent earned 152 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14069, the photograph of Meijelior printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14069, 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 variety of rose plant of the dwarf Miniature Class is provided which abundantly forms attractive double blossoms that are a blend of pale orange on the upper surface and pale pink on the undersurface. The growth habit is bushy, low and compact. Very dense medium green semi-glossy foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The new variety is well suited for pot forcing under greenhouse growing conditions to form a distinctive gift plant. There is no particular sensitivity to diseases.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Miniature rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a bushy, low and compact growth habit, (b) forms in abundance attractive very double blossoms that are pale orange on the upper surface and pale pink on the under surface, (c) forms very dense medium green semi-glossy foliage, and (d) is well suited for pot forcing under greenhouse growing conditions; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14069 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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