US Plant Patent PP7330
Improved South Carolina
African violet plant named Improved South Carolina
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired June 8, 2009. 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
- PP7330
- Filed
- June 8, 1989
- Granted
- September 18, 1990
- Expires
- June 8, 2009
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Improved South Carolina characterized by its shiny white, star-shaped flowers with slightly wavey edges; occasional purplish blue touch in the center; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; medium green, oval, slightly serrated leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous and compact growth habit, flowering 10-11 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 Improved South Carolina, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its shiny white, star-shaped flowers with slightly wavy edges; occasional purplish blue touch in the center; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; medium green, oval, slightly serrated leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous and compact growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7330 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.