Suntory Flowers Granted Patents for Orange and Yellow Mandevillas

Posted by Brian Sparks|January 3, 2024

Suntory Flowers has been granted patent protections for plants and breeding methods of mandevilla hybrids with distinct pigments that create orange and yellow tones.

In the U.S., the following Sun Parasol varieties are included in the scope of claims:

Sun Parasol Apricot
Sun Parasol Original Sunbeam
Sun Parasol Giant Peach Sunrise
A new upright variety that will be introduced during the Tropical Plant International Expo (TPIE) this month.

Two additional protected varieties are licensed to Fernlea Flowers and marketed as Calypso Limone and Samba Coral Pinwheel.

Patent List:

US11252883 (B2)
JP6918865 (B2)
JP6556168 (B2)
JP7214799 (B2)
AU2016277699 (B2)
CN107072164(B)
CN113748990 (B)

For more than 20 years, Suntory Flowers has led the world in creating the modern mandevilla market. Suntory Flowers’ vision is to expand the horticultural possibility and market potential of the mandevilla genus using such novel technologies.

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