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US Plant Patent PP18562

Radsunny

Shrub rose plant named ‘Radsunny’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 8, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 31, 2026. This patent earned 8 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18562, the photograph of Radsunny printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18562, 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
PP18562
Filed
July 31, 2006
Granted
March 4, 2008
Expires
August 8, 2026
Inventor
RADLER WILLIAM J

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant is provided which forms in abundance on a nearly continuous basis attractive single blossoms that are yellow in coloration. The vegetation is vigorous and strong and the growth habit is round and bushy. Attractive ornamental satiny green foliage is formed. Excellent disease resistance with respect to blackspot is displayed. The new variety is particularly well suited for growing as distinctive ornamentation in the landscape.

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 attractive single blossoms that are yellow in coloration, (b) exhibits round and bushy growth habit, (c) forms vigorous vegetation, (d) forms attractive ornamental green foliage with a satiny finish, and (e) exhibits excellent resistance to blackspot; substantially as herein shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18562 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.