US Plant Patent PP22192
Smith Opus 1
Paeonia plant named ‘Smith Opus 1’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 9, 2030.
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
- PP22192
- Filed
- September 9, 2010
- Granted
- October 11, 2011
- Expires
- September 9, 2030
- Assignee
- SMITH DONALD ROBERT
- Inventor
- SMITH DONALD ROBERT
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Paeonia plant named ‘Smith Opus 1’, characterized by its compact and symmetrically globular plant habit; vigorous growth habit; relatively narrow and finely-incised leaves; numerous large flowers that are arranged on strong peduncles above and beyond the foliar plane; long flowering period; developing flowers are yellow in color and flushed with pink imparting a light orange color to the opening flowers; fully opened flowers are yellow in color and have large prominent red-colored flares at the petal bases; and good garden performance.
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1. A new and distinct Paeonia plant named ‘Smith Opus 1’ as illustrated and described.
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