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US Plant Patent PP15500

Meimiros

Miniature rose plant named ‘Meimiros’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 25, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 4, 2023. This patent earned 21 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15500, the photograph of Meimiros printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15500, 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
PP15500
Filed
December 4, 2003
Granted
January 25, 2005
Expires
December 25, 2023
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the Miniature Class is provided which abundantly forms on a nearly continuous basis attractive very double bright Coral Salmon Pink blossoms that well retain their coloration upon maturity. The growth habit is spreading-upright bushy. Very dense dark green semi-glossy foliage is formed that contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. Plants of the new variety develop well following the rooting of cuttings. The new variety is well suited for pot forcing under greenhouse growing conditions to form a distinctive gift plant.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Miniature rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a spreading-upright bushy growth habit, (b) forms in abundance on a nearly continuous basis attractive very double bright Coral Salmon Pink blossoms that well retain their coloration upon maturity, (c) forms very dense dark green semi-glossy foliage, (d) develops well following the rooting of cuttings, and (e) is well suited for pot forcing under greenhouse growing conditions; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15500 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.