US Plant Patent PP7117

Meigeroka

Rose plant--Meigeroka variety

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 22, 2007. 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: PP7117
Filed: December 22, 1987
Granted: January 23, 1990
Expires: December 22, 2007

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms attractive semi-double dark carmine pink blossoms. The blossoms are formed abundantly and continuously and possess firm petals which detach cleanly. The vegetation is vigorous. The new variety is not particularly affected by crytogamic diseases, and is well suited for use as ornamentation in parks and gardens.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms throughout the season attractive semi-double blossoms which are dark carmine pink in coloration, (b) forms petals which are firm and drop off cleanly, (c) exhibits a bush growth habit, (d) exhibits good disease resistance, and (e) is particularly well-suited for growing in the landscape; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7117 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.