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US Plant Patent PP22374

Smith Opus 2

Paeonia plant named ‘Smith Opus 2’

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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22374, the photograph of Smith Opus 2 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22374, 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
PP22374
Filed
September 9, 2010
Granted
December 20, 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 2’, 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; flowers with creamy white-colored petals with purple-colored margins and large prominent red purple-colored flares at the petal bases; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Paeonia plant named ‘Smith Opus 2’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22374 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.