US Plant Patent PP6998
Nancy
African violet plant named Nancy
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 30, 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
- PP6998
- Filed
- September 30, 1988
- Granted
- August 22, 1989
- Expires
- September 30, 2008
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of african violet named Nancy characterized by its single, large pink flowers with wavy edges and darker center radiating into the 2 small petals; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; dark green, slightly serrated leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous 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 Nancy, as described and illusrated, and particularly characterized by its single, large pink flowers with wavy edges and darker center radiating into the 2 small petals; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves, dark green 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 PP6998 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.