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US Plant Patent PP24244

Pardon My Pink

Monarda plant named ‘Pardon My Pink’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 31, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 24, 2032. This patent earned 98 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24244, the photograph of Pardon My Pink printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24244, 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
PP24244
Filed
April 24, 2012
Granted
February 11, 2014
Expires
July 31, 2032
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HURD KEVIN A
Inventor
HURD KEVIN A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental cultivar of ornamental Bee Balm named Monarda didyma ‘Pardon My Pink’ has very short, compact, branching stems, medium to dark green foliage, numerous medium fuchsia-pink flowers and 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 cultivar of ornamental Bee Balm plant, Monarda didyma ‘Pardon My Pink’, as herein described and illustrated, with very short compact habit, medium to dark green foliage, numerous medium fuchsia-pink flowers and resistance to powdery mildew especially suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, patio, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24244 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.