US Plant Patent PP9056
Conda
Raphiolepis indica variety named `Conda`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 5, 2014. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
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
- PP9056
- Filed
- July 5, 1994
- Granted
- February 14, 1995
- Expires
- July 5, 2014
- Assignee
- FLOWERWOOD NURSERY INC
- Inventor
- PITTMAN JERRY B
Abstract
A new and distinct Raphiolepis indica plant which expresses a very high concentration of anthocyanin in new growth, has larger leaves and attains a larger ultimate size when compared with other commercial varieties in the market class. This plant is superior in development of a dense canopy of attractive coarse texture, with a high concentration of blossoms, but which produces no unwanted seed.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and unique variety of Raphiolepis indica plant named Raphiolepis indica `Conda` as herein shown and described, is characterized by its large branching structure, rapid growth rate, very large coriaceous leaves, abundance of large clusters of pink flowers, and reddish-purple new-growth; the increased stature and vigor will fill numerous landscape needs for large screens, hedges, specimen plants and unusual foliage coloration and for its tolerance of heat, drought, salt, insects, disease, and soil type.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP9056 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.