US Plant Patent PP6616
Hines Hardy
Nerium oleander `Hines Hardy`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 17, 2007. 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
- PP6616
- Filed
- July 17, 1987
- Granted
- February 21, 1989
- Expires
- July 17, 2007
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Nerium oleander L. generally similar in appearance to Nerium "Hardy Red" cultivar but having outstanding cold tolerance enabling cultivation in environments having USDA Zone 7 (0°-10° F.) winter conditions.
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 variety of Nerium oleander L. substantially as shown and described, characterized by: a. leaves slightly narrower and shorter than those of Nerium "Hardy Red" cultivar; b. flowers essentially identical in color to Nerium "Hardy Red" cultivar; and c. having outstanding cold tolerance enabling cultivation in environments having USDA Zone 7 (0°-10° F.) winter conditions.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6616 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.