US Plant Patent PP8060

Morden Fireglow

Rose plant -- Morden Fireglow 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: PP8060
Filed: April 4, 1991
Granted: December 15, 1992
Expires: April 4, 2011

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms attractive relatively large semi-double red blossoms having reflexed sepals. The variety exhibits an erect growth habit, exhibits good winter hardiness, and commonly assumes a height of approximately one meter. 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 attractive relatively large semi-double red blossoms having reflexed sepals, (b) exhibits an erect 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.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP8060 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.