US Plant Patent PP7743
Marla
African violet named `Marla`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired May 14, 2010. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP7743
- Filed
- May 14, 1990
- Granted
- December 10, 1991
- Expires
- May 14, 2010
Abstract
A new variety of African violet plant for potted plant culture particularly distinguished by its year 'round blooming capability, its profuse production of semi-double, ruffle edged flowers, and its compact growth with abundant foliage of solid green color which provides a spreading base and attractive backing for the clusters of blossoms.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named `Marla`, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its delicate pink color, profuse flowering, upright flower stems, compact bouquet, vigorous growth habit, flowering 11 to 12 weeks after potting and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7743 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.