US Plant Patent PP21391

Murasaki

Nandina domestica plant named ‘Murasaki’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 19, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on May 8, 2029. This patent earned 11 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21391
Filed: May 8, 2009
Granted: October 19, 2010
Expires: May 19, 2029
Assignee: TNM CORP
Inventor: HERRING APRIL; HERRING KAY; HERRERA JOSEFINA

Abstract

‘MURASAKI’, a new and distinct variety of Nandina domestica , characterized by its tight, dense mounding plant habit spreading slowly through underground rhizomes with age; slow growth rate; and unique wine-red-colored young foliage and deep grey green-colored mature foliage. Wine red color of young foliage is retained while the plant is actively growing.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Nandina domestica plant named ‘MURASAKI’, as illustrated and described.

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