US Plant Patent PP21917

Burgundy Bunny

Pennisetum plant named ‘Burgundy Bunny’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 24, 2029.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP21917
Filed: November 24, 2009
Granted: May 10, 2011
Expires: November 24, 2029
Assignee: BLACKMAN LORNE
Inventor: BLACKMAN LORNE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Pennisetum plant named ‘BURGUNDY BUNNY’ that is a warm season grass characterized by compact clumping habit, slow growth, and pronounced dark-red foliage in spring. In combination these traits set ‘BURGUNDY BUNNY’ apart from all other existing varieties of Pennisetum known to the inventor.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Pennisetum plant named ‘BURGUNDY BUNNY’ as described and illustrated herein.

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