Meipadan

Meipadan

Shrub rose plant named ‘Meipadan’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 19, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 15, 2023. This patent earned 65 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15487, the photograph of Meipadan printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15487, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of Shrub rose plant is provided which abundantly forms on a continuous basis attractive single white blossoms having light fragrance. The plant exhibits a low-growing and mounded growth habit with good vigor. Excellent resistance to Black Spot is displayed. The very dense dark green foliage with a glossy aspect contrasts nicely with the white blossom coloration. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape where it serves well as a ground cover.

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1. A new and distinct variety of Shrub rose plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibits a low-growing and mounded growth habit with good vigor, (b) abundantly forms on a continuous basis attractive single white blossoms having light fragrance, (c) forms very dense dark green foliage having a glossy aspect that contrasts well with the white blossom coloration, (d) displays exceptional Black Spot resistance, and (e) is particularly well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15487 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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