US Plant Patent PP8839
Meipelta
Rose plant -- Meipelta variety
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 10, 2013. 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
- PP8839
- Filed
- September 10, 1993
- Granted
- July 19, 1994
- Expires
- September 10, 2013
- Assignee
- CONARD PYLE COMPANY
- Inventor
- MEILLAND ALAIN A
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant having a spreading ground cover growth habit is provided which forms attractive long-lasting half-double blossoms that are Rose Bengal suffused with Neyron Rose in coloration. The blossoms commonly are formed very abundantly and continuously and possess firm petals which detach cleanly. The vegetation is vigorous. The new variety is not particularly affected by cryptogamic diseases, and possesses good resistance to frost. Attractive ornamentation for growing in the landscape is provided by the new variety.
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 attractive half-double blossoms which are Rose Bengal suffused with Neyron Rose, (b) forms petals which are firm and drop off cleanly, (c) forms medium green adult wood, (d) exhibits a prostrate growth habit, (e) exhibits excellent disease resistance, and (f) is particularly well-suited for growing in the landscape as a ground cover; substantially as herein shown and described.
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