US Plant Patent PP10009
George Vancouver
Shrub rose plant named `George Vancouver`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired June 10, 2016. 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
- PP10009
- Filed
- June 10, 1996
- Granted
- August 26, 1997
- Expires
- June 10, 2016
- Assignee
- UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT
- Inventor
- SVEJDA FELICITAS J; OGILVIE IAN S
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms in clusters attractive medium red blossoms that tend to lighten somewhat when fully open. The new variety exhibits an upright growth habit with glossy foliage, 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.
We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits an upright growth habit with attractive dark green glossy foliage, (b) forms in clusters attractive medium-red blossoms that tend to lighten when fully open, (c) propagates well by the use of softwood cuttings, (d) exhibits a good winter hardiness, and (e) is particularly well suited for growing as ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as herein shown and described.
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