US Plant Patent PP6561

Proud Heritage

Miniature rose plant named `Proud Heritage`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 30, 2007. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record

Patent number: PP6561
Filed: March 30, 1987
Granted: January 24, 1989
Expires: March 30, 2007

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of rose plant of the miniature rose class, which was originated by my crossing Little Rascal as seed parent and Chris Jolly as pollen parent; characterized by its strong upright growing habit and deep crimson red, well-formed blooms which do not fade or lose their strong substance when cut.

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 variety of rose plant of the miniature rose class, substantially as shown and described, characterized particularly by dark crimson well-formed blooms that hold their color throughout the life of the flower; strong upright growing plant, taller than the average miniature with well-formed 2" flowers that cover the complete plant.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6561 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.