US Plant Patent PP37216
Smithopus4
Paeonia plant named ‘Smithopus4’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 9, 2045.
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
- PP37216
- Filed
- July 9, 2025
- Granted
- January 13, 2026
- Expires
- July 9, 2045
- Assignee
- SMITH DONALD R
- Inventor
- SMITH DONALD R
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of intersectional hybrid (Itoh) Paeonia plant named ‘Smithopus4’ is disclosed, characterized by large lemon-yellow flowers with slight red streaks which are semi-double to fully double form and carried on strong stems, which present the flowers above and beyond the foliage. Plants have dissected foliage, which lasts through the fall and is disease resistant. Plants have a symmetrical, compact plant habit/shape which is excellent in the landscape. The new variety is an intersectional hybrid (Itoh) Paeonia normally produced as an outdoor ornamental garden plant.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A new and distinct cultivar of Paeonia plant named ‘Smithopus4’ as herein illustrated and described.
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