US Plant Patent PP9399
Conia
Raphiolepis indica variety named `Conia`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 14, 2015. 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
- PP9399
- Filed
- February 14, 1995
- Granted
- December 12, 1995
- Expires
- February 14, 2015
- Assignee
- FLOWERWOOD NURSERY INC
- Inventor
- BERRY JAMES B
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of Raphiolepis indica found as an openly pollinated seedling of Raphiolepis indica `Jack Evans`. The new variety is distinct with its large, thick, coriaceous leaves, rust colored tomentose new growth, stout stems, single, white flowers, improved cold hardiness, and increased resistance to leaf spot and fireblight.
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 named Raphiolepis indica `Conia` as herein shown and described, is characterized by its loose, broad-mounding form, large, thick coriaceous leaves, rust colored tomentose new-growth, abundance of single, fragrant white flowers and stout stems; the landscape value of this plant is increased by the improved cold hardiness and resistance to leaf spot and fireblight as well as its tolerance of heat, drought, wind, salt, insects, and soil type.
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