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US Plant Patent PP7094

African violet plant Lucy

African violet plant Lucy

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 15, 2009. 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
PP7094
Filed
February 15, 1989
Granted
January 2, 1990
Expires
February 15, 2009

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Lucy characterized by its single, occasionally semi-double, dark lilac flowers with darker center; strong, upright flower stems that curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; medium green, oval to round leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long-lasting and non-dropping flowers.

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 Lucy, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its single, occasionally semi-double, dark lilac flowers with darker center; strong, upright flower stems that curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; medium green, oval to round leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long-lasting and non-dropping flowers.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7094 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.