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US Plant Patent PP29603

Midnight Masquerade

Penstemon plant named ‘Midnight Masquerade’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 5, 2037.

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 PP29603, the photograph of Midnight Masquerade printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29603, 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
PP29603
Filed
September 5, 2017
Granted
August 14, 2018
Expires
September 5, 2037
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental, winter-hardy, beardtongue plant, Penstemon ‘Midnight Masquerade’ with strictly upright, tightly-compact strong stems, strong purple flowers for about four weeks and dark purple foliage that retains its coloration through the season. Useful in the landscape as a specimen plant, en masse or container plant, and attractive to hummingbirds.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of hardy beardtongue plant, Penstemon ‘Midnight Masquerade’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29603 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.