US Plant Patent PP34194
Spring Mate
Rhododendron plant named ‘Spring Mate’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends October 21, 2041.
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
- PP34194
- Filed
- October 21, 2021
- Granted
- May 3, 2022
- Expires
- October 21, 2041
- Inventor
- YU SHUJUN; YU XIAOHAN; FENG YIQI
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘Spring Mate’, characterized by its upright to broadly spreading and mounding plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit and moderate growth rate; freely branching habit and dense and bushy appearance; dark green-colored leaves; freely flowering habit; ruffled semi-double flowers that are vivid reddish orange in color; and good garden performance and temperature tolerance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Rhododendron plant named ‘Spring Mate’ as illustrated and described.
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