US Plant Patent PP6846
Angelica
African violet plant named Angelica
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 5, 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
- PP6846
- Filed
- February 5, 1988
- Granted
- June 13, 1989
- Expires
- February 5, 2008
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Angelica which is a sport of Indiana, disclosed in U.S. Plant Pat. No. 4,296. Angelica is characterized by its single, shiny, light salmon pink flowers with darker pink center radiating into the 2 small petals; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a bouquet above the leaves; bright green, oval to heart-shaped 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 Angelica, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its single, shiny, light salmon pink flowers with darker pink center radiating into the 2 small petals; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a bouquet above the leaves; bright green oval to heart-shaped leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long-lasting and non-dropping flowers.
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