Leading Lady Lilac

Monarda plant named ‘Leading Lady Lilac’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 25, 2034.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 6, 2034. This patent earned 111 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP26431, the photograph of Leading Lady Lilac printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP26431, 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

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental cultivar of hybrid ornamental bee balm named Monarda ‘Leading Lady Lilac’ has slightly-glossy, powdery mildew-tolerant foliage, flower heads of light lilac-purple flowers with lower petals accented by dark red-purple spotting, each head subtended by red-purple bracts. Flowering begins two weeks earlier than Monarda didyma cultivars and extends with fresh appearance over a long period due to lateral flower branches that develop above the terminal branches. The plant is short, compact and winter-hardy.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of hybrid ornamental Bee balm plant, Monarda ‘Leading Lady Lilac’, as herein described and illustrated, dark green foliage, slightly-glossy, powdery mildew-tolerant foliage; early-flowering light lilac-purple flowers with darker accent spotting over a long period beginning late spring; short, compact, winter-hardy habit; and especially suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, patio, and for cut flower arrangements.

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Leading Lady Lilac

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