US Plant Patent PP6931
Improved Maryland
African violet plant named Improved Maryland
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired May 10, 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
- PP6931
- Filed
- May 10, 1988
- Granted
- July 18, 1989
- Expires
- May 10, 2008
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Improved Maryland characterized by its single to semi-double, violet-blue flowers with frilled edges and somewhat darker center; strong, upright flowers stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; medium green oval to heart-shaped, 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 Improved Maryland, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its single to semi-double, violet-blue flowers with frilled edges and somewhat darker center; strong, upright flowers stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; medium green oval to heart-shaped, slightly serrated leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP6931 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.