Shrub Or Vine Patents (Class PLT/226)
  • Publication number: 20190230833
    Abstract: ‘DAVROU01’ is a new cultivar of hybrid Spiraea with distinctive dark red-purple new foliage and stems. Plants are compact and bloom continuously throughout Spring and Summer. The new variety is a Spiraea normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Jean-Paul Davasse
  • Publication number: 20190230834
    Abstract: A new and distinct Sorbaria cultivar named ‘COUSORB05’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact plant size having early budding and easy care in the garden. Plants have an attractive young foliage color of pink and yellow-green for an extended period. The new variety is a Sorbaria sorbifolia for use as a commercial rootstock for grafting or budding onto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventor: Jacques Couturieux
  • Publication number: 20190208679
    Abstract: ‘ZLEYel2’ is a new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius plant having an upright, mounded, dense plant habit; compact overall plant size; strong branching characteristics; small yellow-green foliage; short internode length; resistance to powdery mildew; corymbs of small blush-white flowers; coral pink to red follicle color in full sun for about a month after fertilization; and ability to root and grow vigorously from softwood and semi-hardwood cuttings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: David Charles Zlesak
  • Publication number: 20190159393
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Loropetalum plant named ‘SUZUKI’ is disclosed, characterized by white flowers with a very sight pink flush, and strong heat tolerance and resistance to color change in extreme temperatures. Plant habit is very dense and full growing with very vibrant burgundy foliage. The new variety is a Loropetalum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Yuji Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20190133013
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Spiraea named ‘Minspil04’ that is characterized by compact plant habit, its unique foliage color changes throughout the seasons with leaves that are yellow with new growth flushed with orange in spring and changes to pink-red in fall, and its foliage that has no green reversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: HORTIVAL DIFFUSION SAS
    Inventor: Patrick Pineau
  • Publication number: 20190098815
    Abstract: A new and distinct Ternstroemia cultivar named ‘BROODY’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctive green and cream variegated foliage with a pink flush on new growth. Plants have a compact habit and are not observed to flower. Plants are very well suited for performance in the landscape, including as a specimen plant or a hedge. The new cultivar is a Ternstroemia, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Clayton O'Quinn
  • Publication number: 20190090398
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Gaultheria procumbens plant named ‘Hokutotakaji-001’ that is characterized by its compact, low-growing and weeping plant habit, glossy dark green and bronze colored foliage, clusters downward-facing bell-shaped white flowers held on orange-red stems and white berries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Tsukasa Tsuiki
  • Publication number: 20190090399
    Abstract: A new and distinct Viburnum cultivar named ‘BLV01’ is disclosed, characterized by profuse white blooms in the Spring and heavy fruit set of red drupes in the Fall, persisting through the Winter. Plants have a moderate, controlled growth habit and tolerate environment stressors well. The new variety is a Viburnum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Edward Lee
  • Publication number: 20190082572
    Abstract: A new and distinct Viburnum cultivar named ‘BRANT01’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact plant habit and distinctive bronze new foliage. The new variety is a Viburnum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventor: Paul Klinger, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190021196
    Abstract: ‘NCCO1’ is a new cultivar of smokebush is disclosed, characterized by a compact habit, dark purple foliage, and large, purple inflorescences. The new variety is a Cotinus coggygria, typically produced as an outdoor ornamental plant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Green Ranney
  • Patent number: PP30064
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Weigela florida, ‘Verweig 8’, characterized by its vigorous growth habit, its compact plant habit, its free-branching habit, its foliage that is variegated with dark purplish green center and creamy white margins with the young foliage and growth tips tinged with pink, its floriferous and remontant blooming habit, and its flowers that are red-purple in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventor: Gijsbertus Verhoef
  • Patent number: PP30066
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Weigela florida, ‘TVP2’, characterized by its a very compact plant habit, its freely-branching habit, its foliage that is vibrant green in color, its fine foliage, its floriferous, remontant blooming habit and its flowers that are deep pink in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Inventor: Gijsbertus Verhoef
  • Patent number: PP30092
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Vinca plant named ‘Rainer’ that is characterized by young leaves that are variegated yellow-green in color, a compact habit and violet-blue colored flowers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Inventor: Hans Mueller
  • Patent number: PP30176
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Cytisus plant named ‘SMNCSDRY’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; full and dense plants; freely flowering habit; large red purple-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • Patent number: PP30185
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Weigela florida, ‘Spring2’, characterized by its very compact plant habit, its glossy foliage that is black-purple in color, and its abundance of flowers in late spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventor: Gijsbertus Verhoef
  • Patent number: PP30186
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Cytisus plant named ‘SMNCSCRY’, characterized by its relatively compact and upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; full and dense plants; freely flowering habit; large bright yellow and red-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • Patent number: PP30214
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Cytisus plant named ‘SMNCSAB’, characterized by its relatively compact and upright plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; full and dense plants; freely flowering habit; large bright red and yellow-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • Patent number: PP30215
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Thunbergia plant named ‘DL1501’, characterized by its upright and vining plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy plant form; freely flowering habit; large yellow orange and greyed orange bi-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Inventor: Denis Levac
  • Patent number: PP30216
    Abstract: ‘NCCO1’ is a new cultivar of smokebush is disclosed, characterized by a compact habit, dark purple foliage, and large, purple inflorescences. The new variety is a Cotinus coggygria, typically produced as an outdoor ornamental plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: North Carolina State University
    Inventor: Thomas Green Ranney
  • Patent number: PP30232
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Physocarpus plant named ‘SMNPMS’, characterized by its relatively compact, upright and uniform plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark greyed purple-colored leaves; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • Patent number: PP30233
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Itea plant named ‘SMNIVDFC’, characterized by its upright to outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit, dense and bushy appearance; attractive autumnal leaf color; freely flowering habit; fragrant white-colored flowers; and good garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy D. Wood
  • Patent number: PP30234
    Abstract: A new and distinct Leucadendron salignum x laureolum cultivar named ‘WILD THING’ is disclosed, characterized by yellow-green foliage. The new cultivar is a Leucadendron, salignum x laureolum typically suited for ornamental container and garden use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Inventor: Luen Miller
  • Patent number: PP30264
    Abstract: A new and distinct Weigela plant named ‘VUKOZ047213’ is disclosed, characterized by rich flowering and re-blooming of light pink flowers. Foliage is distinctively green with yellow-green flushing. Plants are low growing. The new variety is a Weigela, normally produced as an outdoor garden plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Vojtech Benetka
  • Patent number: PP30265
    Abstract: A new and distinct Weigela plant named ‘VUKOZLYRA’ is disclosed, characterized by rich flowering and re-blooming of pink flowers. Plants are distinctively dwarf in habit. The new variety is a Weigela, normally produced as an outdoor garden plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Vojtech Benetka
  • Patent number: PP30283
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Vitex plant named ‘Bailtexone’ that is characterized by its compact, rounded to upright growth habit, its foliage that is olive green in color on the upper surface and light purple in color on the lower surface, its flowers that are violet in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES INC.
    Inventors: Michael A. Dirr, Rhonda Helvick, Oren McBee
  • Patent number: PP30284
    Abstract: A new and distinct Leucadendron species cultivar named ‘REVERSE POLARITY’ is disclosed, characterized by green mature foliage with a yellow central variegation and thin red margin. Floral bracts are variegated yellow-Green with Greyed-Purple 187B as a central streak. The new cultivar is a Leucadendron, typically suited for ornamental garden use, or as a cut flower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Inventor: Luen Miller
  • Patent number: PP30327
    Abstract: A new and distinct Cotinus cultivar named ‘MINCOJAU3’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctively yellow foliage which resists sun scorching and does not turn entirely green during Summer. Plants are of medium size, vigorous, compact and rounded in form. The new variety is a Cotinus, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Hortival Diffusion SAS
    Inventor: Patrick Pineau
  • Patent number: PP30328
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Cotinus coggygria, ‘Cotsidh5’, that is characterized by its new foliage that is very small in size before maturing in 2 to 3 weeks, its purple foliage, and its very compact growth habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventor: Gurjit Sidhu
  • Patent number: PP30329
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Viburnum carlesii plant named ‘Fit 2B Tied’ that is characterized by its stems that are flexible and not easily broken and can be readily tied up as a ball and burlap plant for transport, its medium plant size and mounded plant habit, its clusters of flowers that are whitish pink in color and open from red buds, and its fall foliage that is red in color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Tures, Nancy Tures
  • Patent number: PP30355
    Abstract: A new and distinct Viburnum cultivar named ‘BLV01’ is disclosed, characterized by profuse white blooms in the Spring and heavy fruit set of red drupes in the Fall, persisting through the Winter. Plants have a moderate, controlled growth habit and tolerate environment stressors well. The new variety is a Viburnum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Plant Development Services Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Edward Lee
  • Patent number: PP30430
    Abstract: A new and distinct Abelia cultivar named ‘MINACARA1’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact and semi-erect plant form. Plants have three distinctive foliage seasons during the year. Foliage color is orange in Spring, yellow and green-orange in Summer, and red to maroon in Autumn. Flowers are of medium size, colored light lavender and white. The new variety is an Abelia, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: Hortival Diffusion SAS
    Inventor: Patrick Pineau
  • Patent number: PP30449
    Abstract: A new and distinct Viburnum cultivar named ‘BRANT01’ is disclosed, characterized by a compact plant habit and distinctive bronze new foliage. The new variety is a Viburnum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Plant Development Services Inc.
    Inventor: Paul Klinger, Jr.
  • Patent number: PP30450
    Abstract: A new and distinct Ternstroemia cultivar named ‘BROODY’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctive green and cream variegated foliage with a pink flush on new growth. Plants have a compact habit and are not observed to flower. Plants are very well suited for performance in the landscape, including as a specimen plant or a hedge. The new cultivar is a Ternstroemia, suitable for ornamental garden purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventor: Clayton O'Quinn
  • Patent number: PP30493
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Cotoneaster named ‘Bronfire’, characterized by its foliage that is dark green in color that changes to orange and red in color in the fall, its foliage that is glossy, cup-shaped and slightly twisted, its mid to late summer berries that are bright red in color, its upright pant habit and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventor: Vincent Bron
  • Patent number: PP30494
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Caryopteris plant, ‘Elst01’, that is characterized by its long flowering stems with inflorescences comprised of large deep blue flowers, its long blooming period, its grey-green foliage, its short plant height, and its broadly upright plant habit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Inventor: Fransiscus Johannes Christiaan Elst
  • Patent number: PP30514
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Distylium plant named ‘RLH-DM1ER’, characterized by its low and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit, dense and bushy plant form; developing leaves that are dark green in color and becoming dark greyed green with development; flat and closely-spaced leaves; tolerance to water-saturated soil conditions; and good container and garden performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: HEAD'S SELECT, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Harold Head, Lisa Jones Head
  • Patent number: PP30515
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Gaultheria procumbens plant named ‘Hokutotakaji-001’ that is characterized by its compact, low-growing and weeping plant habit, glossy dark green and bronze colored foliage, clusters downward-facing bell-shaped white flowers held on orange-red stems and white berries which turn light pink in the winter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Inventor: Tsukasa Tsuiki
  • Patent number: PP30591
    Abstract: A new and distinct Spiraea cultivar named ‘SMSJMLA’ is disclosed, characterized by a uniquely dwarf, dense plant habit, dark foliage and dark pink flowers. Plants have a strong flowering habit. The new variety is a Spiraea, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Wood
  • Patent number: PP30632
    Abstract: A new and distinct Syzygium cultivar named ‘SAN01’ which is characterized by the combination of a fastigiate growth habit, dense foliage, excellent resistance to psyllid, and the stability of these characteristics from generation to generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Inventor: Todd Anthony Layt
  • Patent number: PP30633
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Tecoma plant named ‘Balbahelor’, characterized by its dark yellow and greyed-orange colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Benjamin K. Winslow
  • Patent number: PP30667
    Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Tecoma plant named ‘Balbahel’, characterized by its medium yellow-colored flowers, dark green-colored foliage, and moderately vigorous, upright growth habit, is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Ball Horticultural Company
    Inventor: Benjamin K. Winslow
  • Patent number: PP30709
    Abstract: A new and distinct Spiraea cultivar named ‘SMSJMLG’ is disclosed, characterized by a uniquely dwarf, dense plant habit, light green foliage and medium pink flowers. Plants have a strong flowering habit. The new variety is a Spiraea, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: Spring Meadow Nursery, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy Wood
  • Patent number: PP30790
    Abstract: A new and distinct Daphne cultivar named ‘DAPJUR02’ is disclosed, characterized by an abundance of large, white, highly fragrant flowers. Plants are bushy and produce unique, unusually long racemes of flowers. Plants are sun tolerant. The new variety is a Daphne, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Mark Jury
  • Patent number: PP30791
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Gaultheria procumbens plant named ‘Gaulbri1’ that is characterized by its foliage that is variegated with green centers and margins that are white to pink in color with some sectional variegation that is white, light green, pink and dark green in color, and its berries that are pink in color when young and turn red in color when they mature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Gurjit Sidhu
  • Patent number: PP30792
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Physocarpus plant, ‘UMNHarpell’, that is characterized by its new foliage that is red-purple in color and matures to deep purple with the deep purple color retained into the interior of the plant, its compact plant habit, its slow to moderate growth rate, and its good resistance to powdery mildew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Regents of the University of Minnesota
    Inventor: Harold M. Pellett
  • Patent number: PP30793
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Deutzia plant named ‘Low 18’ that is characterized by its flowers that bloom along the entire branch, its flowers that are bright pink-purple in color with white centers and margins, its flowers that are large in size, and its freely branched and compact plant habit that is low maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Inventor: Ian J. Ashton
  • Patent number: PP30819
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Spiraea named ‘Minspil04’ that is characterized by compact plant habit, its unique foliage color changes throughout the seasons with leaves that are yellow with new growth flushed with orange in spring and changes to pink-red in fall, and its foliage that has no green reversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: HORTIVAL DIFFUSION SAS
    Inventor: Patrick Pineau
  • Patent number: PP30820
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Physocarpus opulifolius plant named, ‘N5’, that is characterized by its compact plant habit, its foliage that is very dark purple-black in color, and its high resistance to powdery mildew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Inventor: Gijsbertus Verhoef
  • Patent number: PP30821
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Leucothoe plant named ‘ReJoyce’ that is characterized by its wine red and orange foliage that changes to green in summer and then back to wine-red and orange in the fall, its good tolerance to summer heat, its good tolerance to colder temperatures, its compact and arching habit, its easy propagation; allowing 2 to 3 rounds of cuttings per year, and its resistance to fungal diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: EDGAR JOYCE NURSERY
    Inventor: Gregory Robert Joyce
  • Patent number: PP30852
    Abstract: A new cultivar of Vitex plant named ‘Bailtextwo’ that is characterized by its compact and rounded to upright habit, its prolific flowering habit that produces flowers that are vibrant purple-pink in color, its freely branched habit and its excellent vigor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES, INC.
    Inventors: David Roberts, Rhonda Helvick, Oren McBee