US Plant Patent PP23286
Fire Marshall
Monarda plant named ‘Fire Marshall’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 22, 2031.
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
- PP23286
- Filed
- September 22, 2011
- Granted
- December 25, 2012
- Expires
- September 22, 2031
- Inventor
- AULT JAMES ROBERT; THOMAS CATHERINE S
Abstract
A new cultivar of bee balm, Monarda Hybrid ‘Fire Marshall’, characterized by its inflorescences that are deep red in color, its clump-forming growth habit, its high level of resistance to powdery mildew, its compact plant habit, its height of about 50 cm, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 4 to 7.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Monarda plant named ‘Fire Marshall’ as herein illustrated and described.
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