US Plant Patent PP7056
West Virginia
African violet plant name West Virginia
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 26, 2008. 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
- PP7056
- Filed
- October 26, 1988
- Granted
- November 14, 1989
- Expires
- October 26, 2008
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named West Virginia characterized by its single, pink, wavy and frilled flowers with darker center radiating irregularly into the 2 small petals; dark pink line on the edges, especially of the two small petals; strong, upright flower stems that curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; dark green slightly serrated leaves, profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named West Virginia, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its single, pink, wavy and frilled flowers with darker center radiating irregularly into the 2 small petals; dark pink line on the edges, especially of the two small petals; strong, upright flower stems that curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; dark green slightly serrated leaves, profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
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