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US Plant Patent PP28445

Denim 'n Lace

Perovskia plant named ‘Denim 'n Lace’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 24, 2036.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 10, 2036. This patent earned 14 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP28445, the photograph of Denim 'n Lace printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP28445, 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
PP28445
Filed
March 10, 2016
Granted
September 26, 2017
Expires
March 24, 2036
Inventor
HURD KEVIN A

Abstract

The new and distinct cultivar of ornamental, hardy, Russian Sage plant, Perovskia ‘Denim 'n Lace’ with short, tight compact, upright habit of strong erect stems, long flowering season of large, densely-arranged, lavender-blue flowers on short branched stems. Foliage is silvery-green, highly-dissected, pinnately-compound with serrated margins and is retained well and keeps its color throughout the growing season.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of hardy Russian sage plant, Perovskia ‘Denim 'n Lace’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP28445 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.