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US Plant Patent PP31150

NCRX1

Rhododendron plant named ‘NCRX1’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 16, 2038.

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 PP31150, the photograph of NCRX1 printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP31150, 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
PP31150
Filed
August 16, 2018
Granted
December 3, 2019
Expires
August 16, 2038
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE, NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSTIY
Inventor
RANNEY THOMAS GREEN

Abstract

A new and distinct Rhododendron cultivar named ‘NCRX1’ is disclosed, characterized by red-toned flower buds that mature into pink flower with wavy petal margins. Plants have a compact habit, are floriferous and consistent in flower production even at a young age, propagate readily from stem cuttings, and demonstrate good growth and survival when grown in full sun in unamended clay loam soils. The new cultivar is a Rhododendron, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.

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 Rhododendron plant named ‘NCRX1’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31150 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.