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US Plant Patent PP21588

Tracy

Spiraea plant named ‘Tracy’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends August 5, 2029.

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 PP21588, the photograph of Tracy printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP21588, 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
PP21588
Filed
August 5, 2009
Granted
December 28, 2010
Expires
August 5, 2029
Assignee
SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor
WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Spiraea plant named ‘Tracy’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; during the spring, developing leaves are orange red in color and become bright yellow in color with development; during the summer, developing leaves are greyed orange in color and become yellow green in color with development; numerous large dark pink-colored flowers; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Spiraea plant named ‘Tracy’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP21588 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.