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US Plant Patent PP16659

BAIine

Shrub rose plant named ‘BAIine’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 23, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 19, 2024. This patent earned 96 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16659, the photograph of BAIine printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16659, 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
PP16659
Filed
November 19, 2004
Granted
June 13, 2006
Expires
February 23, 2025
Assignee
BAILEY NURSERIES INC
Inventor
LIM PETER P

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of landscape shrub rose plant is provided which abundantly forms on a recurrent basis in clusters attractive double lemon yellow blossoms that mature to pale yellow creating a blend of yellow tints. The blossoms also display a medium rose fragrance. The plant exhibits a dense upright and bushy growth habit, attractive semi-glossy medium green foliage, and good tolerance to Black Spot and Powdery Mildew. The attractive medium green semi-glossy foliage contrasts nicely with the medium yellow blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in parks and gardens. The plant is most attractive when planted in groups with other shrubs and perennials.

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 landscape shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a dense upright and bushy growth habit, (b) forms on a recurrent basis in clusters attractive double lemon yellow blossoms that mature to pale yellow creating a blend of yellow tints, (c) forms attractive semi-glossy medium green foliage, (d) is highly tolerant 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 PP16659 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.