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US Plant Patent PP6165

Meirospray

Rose plant--Meirospray variety

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 27, 2006. 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
PP6165
Filed
February 27, 1986
Granted
May 3, 1988
Expires
February 27, 2006
Inventor
MEILLAND MARIE-LOUISE

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Floribunda rose plant is provided which simultaneously forms attractive multiple blossom floral sprays of orange-red coloration. The blossoms are tangerine red on the upper surface and geranium red on the under surface and exhibit a long vase life. The plant exhibits a strong and vigorous growth habit and is well suited for the production of cut flowers in a greenhouse.

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 Floribunda rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive long lasting multiple blossom floral sprays wherein the blossoms are tangerine red on the upper surface and geranium red on the under surface, (b) is particularly well suited for growing under greenhouse conditions, and (c) exhibits a strong and vigorous growth habit; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6165 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.