US Plant Patent PP35497
Gentle Breeze
Miscanthus plant named ‘Gentle Breeze’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends March 18, 2043.
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
- PP35497
- Filed
- March 18, 2023
- Granted
- November 21, 2023
- Expires
- March 18, 2043
- Assignee
- MENZEL KLAUS
- Inventor
- MENZEL KLAUS
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Gentle Breeze’ that is characterized by an upright plant habit, arching foliage which turns intense orange-red in October, and flowers which are silky silver-white in appearance, is disclosed. In combination, these traits set ‘Gentle Breeze’ apart from all other existing varieties of Miscanthus known to the inventor.
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 cultivar of Miscanthus plant named ‘Gentle Breeze’ as described and illustrated herein.
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