US Plant Patent PP6807

Meiplatin

Rose plant -- Meiplatin variety

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 12, 2008. 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: PP6807
Filed: January 12, 1988
Granted: May 23, 1989
Expires: January 12, 2008

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms attractive double very pale orient 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, possesses decorative foliage, and is well suited for use as ornamentation in the landscape.

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 double blossoms which are very pale orient pink in coloration, (b) forms petals which are firm and drop off cleanly, (c) forms attractive flossy foliage, (d) exhibits a semi-prostrate growth habit, (e) exhibits good disease resistance, and (f) is particularly well-suited for growing in the landscape; substantially as herein shown and described, together with the parts thereof.

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