US Plant Patent PP7661
Little Rhodonite
African violet plant named Little Rhodonite
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 12, 2010. 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
- PP7661
- Filed
- July 12, 1990
- Granted
- October 1, 1991
- Expires
- July 12, 2010
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Little Rhodonite characterized by its miniature growth habit; single to semi-double, pink flowers with elongated petals; strong stems which curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; profuse and continuous flowering; medium green, heart-shaped leaves; flowering 10-11 weeks after planting of unrooted shoot, and by 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 Little Rhodonite, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its miniature growth habit; single to semi-double, pink flowers with elongated petals; strong stems which curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; profuse and continuous flowering; medium green, heart-shaped leaves; flowering 10-11 weeks after planting of unrooted shoot, and by its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7661 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.