Coral Reef

Coral Reef

Monarda plant named ‘Coral Reef’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 4, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 13, 2024. This patent earned 83 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16741, the photograph of Coral Reef printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16741, 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 Monarda or Bee-Balm cultivar is provided that displays an upright mounded growth habit and frequently assumes a mature height of approximately three to four feet. Attractive bright coral pink blossoms commonly are formed from June through August. The foliage is dark green, contrasts well with the blossom coloration, and displays a strong minty fragrance. Good resistance to Powdery Mildew is displayed. The plant is well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape.

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1. A new and distinct Moranda plant having the following combinations of characteristics: (a) forms attractive bright coral pink blossoms, (b) forms attractive dark green leaves that display a strong minty fragrance, (c) displays an upright mounded growth habit and commonly assumes a mature height of approximately three to four feet, (d) grows well in U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone Nos. 3 to 8, (e) displays good resistance to Powdery Mildew, and (f) is well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16741 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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