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US Plant Patent PP16131

BAIfairy

Shrub rose plant named ‘BAIfairy’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 9, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 3, 2024. This patent earned 66 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16131, the photograph of BAIfairy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16131, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP16131
Filed
February 3, 2004
Granted
November 29, 2005
Expires
April 9, 2024
Assignee
BAILEY NURSERIES INC
Inventor
LIM PETER P

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which abundantly forms on a continuous basis double rich red blossoms blended with pink that fade to deep pink at full maturity. The blossoms also display a slight sweet rose fragrance. The plant exhibits a compact and bushy growth habit, satiny medium green foliage that initially bears a tint of red-purple, and good tolerance to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew. The attractive medium green foliage contrasts nicely with the blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a compact and bushy growth habit, (b) abundantly forms on a continuous basis in clusters attractive double rich red blossoms blended with pink that fade to deep pink at full maturity, (c) forms satiny medium green foliage that initially bears a tint of red-purple, (d) displays good tolerance to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew, and (e) is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16131 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.