US Plant Patent PP8054
Morden Blush
Rose plant--Morden Blush variety
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired April 4, 2011. 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
- PP8054
- Filed
- April 4, 1991
- Granted
- December 8, 1992
- Expires
- April 4, 2011
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms attractive relatively large light pink to ivory blossoms which commonly are borne in small clusters having reflexed sepals. The variety exhibits a slightly spreading growth habit, combines winter hardiness and everblooming characteristics, and commonly assumes a height of approximately 0.5 to 1 m. The new variety propagates well by the use of softwood stem cuttings, and is well adapted for growing as colorful 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 in small clusters attractive relatively large light pink to ivory blossoms having reflexed sepals, (b) exhibits slightly spreading growth habit, (c) exhibits an aptitude for propagation by the use of softwood stem cuttings, (d) exhibits good winter hardiness, and (e) is particularly well suited for growing in the landscape; substantially as herein shown and described.
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