US Plant Patent PP5489
Cleveland
African violet plant named Cleveland
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 23, 2003. 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
- PP5489
- Filed
- September 23, 1983
- Granted
- June 11, 1985
- Expires
- September 23, 2003
- Inventor
- HOLTKAMP REINHOLD
Abstract
An African violet plant named Cleveland characterized by its intensive purple-red flower color which is resistant to fading under high temperatures, its girl type leaves, which are medium to dark green and shiny, with bright green leaf centers, strong and upright flower stems, and by its vigorous yet compact growth habit.
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I claim: 1. An African violet plant named Cleveland, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its intensive purple-red flower color which is resistant to fading under high temperatures, its girl type leaves, which are medium to dark green and shiny, with bright green leaf centers, strong and upright flower stems, and by its vigorous yet compact growth habit.
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