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US Plant Patent PP18542

Meiggili

Shrub rose plant named ‘Meiggili’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 14, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 20, 2026. This patent earned 24 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18542, the photograph of Meiggili printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18542, 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
PP18542
Filed
September 20, 2006
Granted
March 4, 2008
Expires
October 14, 2026
Assignee
CP DELAWARE INC
Inventor
MEILLAND ALAIN A

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms in abundance on a nearly continuous basis in clusters attractive double cup-shaped fragrant blossoms which clean well that are bright peach in coloration. The vegetation is vigorous and a spreading round cover growth habit with procumbent vegetation is displayed. Attractive dark green foliage with a glossy finish is formed. The plant develops well regardless of the mode of asexual propagation. Excellent disease resistance with respect to Black Spot, Powdery Mildew, and Rust is displayed. The new variety is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape as a mass planting or when grown in containers.

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

1. A new and distinct shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) abundantly forms in clusters attractive double cup-shaped fragrant blossoms which clean well that are bright peach in coloration, (b) exhibits a spreading ground cover growth habit with procumbent vegetation, (c) forms vigorous vegetation, (d) forms attractive dark green foliage with a glossy finish that contrasts well with the blossom coloration, (e) is highly resistant to Black Spot, Powdery Mildew, and Rust, and (f) is particularly well suited for providing attractive ornamentation in the landscape as a mass planting or when grown in containers; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18542 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.