US Plant Patent PP18738

Apricot Delight

Achillea plant named ‘Apricot Delight’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 13, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 7, 2026. This patent earned 218 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18738
Filed: February 7, 2006
Granted: April 22, 2008
Expires: September 13, 2026
Assignee: ZWAAN MICHIEL
Inventor: ZWAAN MICHIEL

Abstract

A new cultivar of Achillea millefolium, ‘Apricot Delight’, characterized by it long blooming habit, its vigorous growth habit, its compact growth habit and its salmon pink flowers that fade to a light greyed-orange with consistent bloom color throughout the plant.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Achillea plant named ‘Apricot Delight’ as herein illustrated and described.

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