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US Plant Patent PP34695

Wicked Sister

Shrub rose plant named ‘Wicked Sister’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 30, 2041.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP34695, the photograph of Wicked Sister printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP34695, 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
PP34695
Filed
September 30, 2021
Granted
November 1, 2022
Expires
September 30, 2041
Assignee
SHOUP GEORGE MICHAEL
Inventor
SHOUP GEORGE MICHAEL

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant, referred to by its cultivar name, ‘Wicked Sister’, is provided which abundantly, and continuously forms large clusters of pink colored blooms in the form of full-petalled rosettes. The growth habit is upright and arching. The foliage is disease resistant, smooth, and has a slightly waxy finish. The plant propagates from cuttings easily, stably, and uniformly. The new variety is well suited for growing as a heat tolerant and carefree specimen, and as a source of attractive ornamentation and fragrance 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 named ‘Wicked Sister’ characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) abundantly, and continuously forms large clusters of pink colored blooms in the form of full-petalled rosettes, (b) exhibits an upright and arching growth habit, (c) exhibits exceptional heat tolerance, (d) forms disease resistant foliage with a smooth and slightly waxy finish, (e) is well suited for growing as a heat tolerant and carefree specimen, and as a source of attractive ornamentation and fragrance in the landscape. substantially as illustrated and described herein.

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