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US Plant Patent PP22742

Orange Blossom Special

Punica granatum plant named ‘Orange Blossom Special’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 1, 2030.

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 PP22742, the photograph of Orange Blossom Special printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22742, 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
PP22742
Filed
November 1, 2010
Granted
May 22, 2012
Expires
November 1, 2030
Assignee
UNIV GEORGIA, PLANT INTRODUCTIONS INC, DIRR MICHAEL A
Inventor
DIRR MICHAEL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Punica granatum plant named ‘Orange Blossom Special’, characterized by its compact, mounding growth habit, small, lustrous, medium green foliage that turns bright yellow in fall, reddish-orange flowers produced in abundance from spring to fall, greenish-tan to reddish-green fruits, and root/crown cold hardiness to USDA Hardiness Zone 7.

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

1. A new and distinct Punica granatum plant named ‘Orange Blossom Special’, substantially as illustrated and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22742 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.