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US Plant Patent PP31645

Sproulsun

Miniature rose plant named ‘Sproulsun’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 19, 2038.

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 PP31645, the photograph of Sproulsun printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31645, 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
PP31645
Filed
December 19, 2018
Granted
April 14, 2020
Expires
December 19, 2038
Assignee
THE CONARD PYLE CO
Inventor
SPROUL JAMES

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant, herein referred to by its cultivar name, ‘Sproulsun’, is provided which forms abundantly on a substantially continuous basis attractive, cup shaped red striped blossoms. Attractive, semi-glossy, dark green foliage is formed, which contrasts beautifully with the blossoms. The vegetation is vigorous and the growth habit is very bushy and compact. The new variety is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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 Miniature Rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive, cup shaped, red striped colored blossoms abundantly and substantially continuously, (b) exhibits a very bushy and compact growth habit, (c) forms vigorous vegetation, and (d) provides attractive ornamental semi-glossy, dark green foliage; substantially as herein shown and described.

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