US Plant Patent PP9210
Frontenac
Shrub rose plant named `Frontenac`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 22, 2014. 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
- PP9210
- Filed
- March 22, 1994
- Granted
- July 25, 1995
- Expires
- March 22, 2014
- Assignee
- UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT
- Inventor
- SVEJDA FELICITAS J
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms on a repetitive basis attractive blossoms that are Roseine Purple on the upper surface and Magnolia Purple on the under surface. The new variety exhibits an upright growth habit, and good winter hardiness. Resistance to powdery mildew and blackspot has been observed. 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) exhibits an upright growth habit, (b) forms on a repetitive basis attractive blossoms that are Roseine Purple on the upper surface and Magnolia Purple on the under surface, (c) propagates well by the use of softwood cuttings, (d) exhibits a good winter hardiness, and (e) is particularly well suited for growing in the landscape; substantially as herein shown and described.
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