US Plant Patent PP12069
Monum
Nandina plant named ‘Monum’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 20, 2017. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP12069
- Filed
- February 20, 1997
- Granted
- August 28, 2001
- Expires
- February 20, 2017
- Assignee
- MONROVIA NURSERY CO
- Inventor
- HUANG DAO SHUN
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo) characterized by leaflets that are narrower and longer than is typical for the species, and a unique, vibrant seasonal foliage coloration. In the spring, the ‘Monum’ foliage is deep purplish-red turning to dark green in the summer and reddish purple in the winter.
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 Nandina plant named ‘Monum’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.
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