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US Plant Patent PP29548

Pink Frosting

Monarda plant named ‘Pink Frosting’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 27, 2037.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 23, 2037. This patent earned 35 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP29548, the photograph of Pink Frosting printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29548, 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
PP29548
Filed
January 23, 2017
Granted
July 24, 2018
Expires
February 27, 2037
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental cultivar of bee balm plant named Monarda ‘Pink Frosting’ has rounded, compact, clumping habit with short rhizomes, basally branching stems, medium to dark green foliage, numerous large pastel pink-colored flowers creating excellent flower coverage and foliar resistance to powdery mildew. The new plant is useful for landscaping in containers or in the ground, as accent plants or en masse.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental bee balm plant, Monarda ‘Pink Frosting’, as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29548 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.