US Plant Patent PP20021

Beth

Weigela plant named ‘Beth’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends March 11, 2028.

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

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The record

Patent number: PP20021
Filed: March 11, 2008
Granted: May 26, 2009
Expires: March 11, 2028
Assignee: SPRING MEADOW NURSERY INC
Inventor: WOOD TIMOTHY D

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Weigela plant named ‘Beth’, characterized by its compact and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; leaves with undulating margins; developing leaves with red-colored margins and fully expanded leaves that become brighter green in color with yellow green-colored venation during the late summer; red purple-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 Weigela plant named ‘Beth’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20021 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.