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Solenostemon 'Colorblaze Marooned'

Catharanthus roseus 'Sunstorm Blush'

Begonia × benariensis 'Whopper Red With Green Leaf'

Lonicera periclymenum 'Sarotina'

Solenostemon 'Colorblaze Marooned'

Lonicera periclymenum 'Serotina'

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USPTO plant patents · twice-weekly updates

Updated Feb 18

Grant Rosa 'Meibderos' — Coral Drift® Rosa

App Hydrangea macrophylla 'PIIHM-I' — Incrediball® Blush Hydrangea

Grant Hosta 'Shadowland Empress Wu' Hosta

App Echinacea purpurea 'Delicious Candy' Echinacea

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