US Plant Patent PP7102
Little Tourmaline
African violet plant named Little Tourmaline
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 15, 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
- PP7102
- Filed
- February 15, 1989
- Granted
- January 9, 1990
- Expires
- February 15, 2009
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Little Tourmaline characterized by its miniature growth habit; semi-double, dark pink flowers with elongated petals; strong stems which curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; profuse and continuous flowering; bright green, heart- to spear-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 Tourmaline, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its miniature growth habit; semi-double, dark pink flowers with elongated petals; strong stems which curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; profuse and continuous flowering; bright green, heart-to spear-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 PP7102 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.