US Plant Patent PP7871
Maria Antonia
African violet plant named Maria Antonia
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
- PP7871
- Filed
- July 12, 1990
- Granted
- May 19, 1992
- Expires
- July 12, 2010
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Maria Antonia characterized by its single violet-shaped, pearl-color flowers with frilled edges; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a bouquet above the leaves; dark green, oval to heart-shaped 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 Maria Antonia, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its single violet-shaped, pearl-color flowers with frill ededges; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a bouquet above the leaves; dark green, oval to heart-shaped leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous and compact growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
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