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US Plant Patent PP27498

Grape Gumball

Monarda plant named ‘Grape Gumball’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 10, 2035.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 30, 2035. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP27498, the photograph of Grape Gumball printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP27498, 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
PP27498
Filed
June 30, 2015
Granted
December 20, 2016
Expires
July 10, 2035
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

The new and distinct plant of ornamental bee balm named Monarda didyma ‘Grape Gumball’ has rapid-growing, compact, branching stems, dark green foliage, numerous magenta flowers with dark purplish tinted stems. Foliage has good resistance to powdery mildew.

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 plant cultivar Monarda didyma ‘Grape Gumball’, as herein described and illustrated, resistant to powdery mildew and suitable for the garden landscape, or as a potted plant, patio, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP27498 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.