US Plant Patent PP34624
ZLENora
Physocarpus plant named ‘ZLENora’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends June 2, 2042.
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
- PP34624
- Filed
- June 2, 2022
- Granted
- October 4, 2022
- Expires
- June 2, 2042
- Assignee
- ZLESAK DAVID CHARLES
- Inventor
- ZLESAK DAVID CHARLES
Abstract
‘ZLENora’ is a new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius plant having an upright, mounded, moderately dense plant habit; moderate overall plant size; moderate branching characteristics; medium sized yellow-green foliage; short to moderate internode length; resistance to powdery mildew; corymbs of blush-white flowers; light coral-pink follicle color in full sun for about a month after fertilization; and ability to root and grow vigorously from softwood and semi-hardwood stem cuttings.
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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius plant named ‘ZLENora’ substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly by its upright, mounded, moderately dense plant habit; moderate overall plant size; moderate branching characteristics; medium sized yellow-green foliage; short to moderate internode length; resistance to powdery mildew; corymbs of blush-white flowers; light coral-pink follicle color in full sun for about a month after fertilization; and ability to root and grow vigorously from softwood and semi-hardwood stem cuttings.
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