US Plant Patent PP12079
October Glory
Viburnum dentatum plant named ‘October Glory’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 10, 2019. 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
- PP12079
- Filed
- February 10, 1999
- Granted
- September 4, 2001
- Expires
- February 10, 2019
- Assignee
- TREESEARCH
- Inventor
- FLEMER III WILLIAM
Abstract
This species of Viburnum dentatum turns brilliant red in October and maintains its red color late into November in USDA hardiness zone 5. In early June, it produces dense, flat white clusters of flowers, which last for 3 weeks. The shrub is very cold hardy and can withstand temperatures of −20° F.(−28° C.) without damage.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
What is claimed is: 1. A novel species of Viburnum dentatum shrub sustantially as shown and described herein.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12079 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.