US Plant Patent PP7537

LISP

Spirea japonica -- LISP variety

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 12, 2010. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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

The record

Patent number: PP7537
Filed: February 12, 1990
Granted: May 28, 1991
Expires: February 12, 2010

Abstract

The invention relates to a new and distinct variety of Spirea japonica which originated as a natural cross while growing in a cultivated area. The new variety is of the deciduous type and exhibits a bushy compact growth habit, foliage which is of an attractive golden/yellow coloration during the spring, the abundant formation of attractive bright pink flowers over an extended period of time, and good hardiness. The new variety is particularly suited for growing as a brilliant new decorative shrub for the summer garden and does well in full sun.

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 Spirea japonica substantially as illustrated and described and characterized by: (a) a more compact growth habit than Spirea japonica `Gold Flame`. (b) the formation of foliage which during the spring exhibits a golden/yellow coloration which persists longer and is more stable than that of Spirea japonica `Gold Flame`. (c) the exhibition of a profuse flowering habit from approximately May until October when grown at West Grove, Pa., and (d) the capability of undergoing asexual propagation on a stable and homogenous basis.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7537 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.