US Plant Patent PP6575
Annie
African violet plant named Annie
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 4, 2007. 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
- PP6575
- Filed
- March 4, 1987
- Granted
- January 31, 1989
- Expires
- March 4, 2007
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Annie characterized by its generally single, bright red-purple flowers which are wavy, particularly at the edges; strong, upright flower stems that curve toward the center to form a bouquet above the leaves, profuse and continuous flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 9-10 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 Annie, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its generally single, bright red-purple flowers which are wavy, particularly at the edges; strong, upright flower stems that curve toward the center to form a bouquet above the leaves, profuse and continuous flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 9-10 weeks after potting, and its long-lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6575 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.