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US Plant Patent PP32786

DB-01

Rhaphiolepis plant named ‘DB-01’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 5, 2040.

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 PP32786, the photograph of DB-01 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32786, 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
PP32786
Filed
March 5, 2020
Granted
February 2, 2021
Expires
March 5, 2040
Assignee
PLANT DEV SERVICES INC, RUSHING RALPH C
Inventor
RUSHING RALPH C

Abstract

A new and distinctive Rhaphiolepis indica plant, characterized by its compact, mounding form, unique branching structure, and white flowers flushed with pink at first opening. Plants grow wider than tall, are drought tolerant, and do not require pruning. Cold tolerance has been observed to USDA Zone 7B. In container culture, plants are observed to have a superior shelf-life. The new plant is a Rhaphiolepis, typically useful as a landscape plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Rhaphiolepis indica plant named ‘DB-01’, substantially as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32786 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.