US Plant Patent PP7088
Decennie
African violet plant named Decennie
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 30, 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
- PP7088
- Filed
- September 30, 1988
- Granted
- December 26, 1989
- Expires
- September 30, 2008
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Decennie which is a sport of Gisela, disclosed in U.S. Plant patent application Ser. No. 056,388. Decennie is characterized its single, dark purplish pink flowers with wavy, frilled edges; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a tight bouquet above the leaves; medium green, slightly serrated leaves, profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 9-10 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 Decennie, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its single, dark purplish pink flowers with wavy, frilled edges; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a tight bouquet above the leaves; medium green, slightly serrated leaves; profuse 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 PP7088 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.