US Plant Patent PP34249
ZHONGSHAN HONGLAN
Nelumbo plant named ‘ZHONGSHAN HONGLAN’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 17, 2041.
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
- PP34249
- Filed
- December 17, 2021
- Granted
- May 17, 2022
- Expires
- December 17, 2041
- Assignee
- INST OF BOTANY JIANGSU PROVINCE AND CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, INST OF BOTANY JIANGSU PROVINCE AND CHINESE ACACEMY OF SCIENCE
- Inventor
- LIU XIAOJING; DU FENGFENG; YAO DONGRUI; SUN LINHE; LI JINFENG
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Nelumbo plant named ‘ZHONGSHAN HONGLAN’ is disclosed, characterized by multi-colored, multi-whorled flowers with red-purple tips, white centers, and yellow bases. Flowers have a bowl-shaped form, and grey-colored anthers. The new variety is useful as both an ornamental plant and for cut flower production.
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What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Nelumbo plant named ‘ZHONGSHAN HONGLAN’ as herein illustrated and described.
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