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US Plant Patent PP23074

Novanepjun

Nepeta plant named ‘Novanepjun’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 28, 2031.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23074, the photograph of Novanepjun printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23074, 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
PP23074
Filed
July 28, 2011
Granted
September 25, 2012
Expires
July 28, 2031
Assignee
NOVAFLORA INC, DOBRES MICHAEL S
Inventor
DOBRES MICHAEL S

Abstract

The present Nepeta plant was created by the gamma-ray mutagenesis of the ‘Walker's Low’ variety. A low mounding growth habit is displayed which is lower than that of the ‘Walker's Low’ variety. The foliage is medium green and provides a mint fragrance. Attractive generally upright purple-violet flowers are formed in abundance over an extended period of time. The plant can be grown to advantage as attractive ornamentation in parks, gardens, and residential settings.

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

1. A new and distinct Nepeta plant, having the following combination of characteristics: (a) displays a low mounding growth habit, (b) forms in abundance over an extended period of time attractive generally upright flowers of purple-violet coloration, (c) displays medium green foliage with a mint fragrance, and (d) is particularly well-suited for growing as ornamentation; substantially as illustrated and described.

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