US Plant Patent PP7824

Nina

African violet plant named Nina

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 24, 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: PP7824
Filed: May 24, 1990
Granted: March 10, 1992
Expires: May 24, 2010

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Nina is provided. This cultivar exhibits a compact growth habit, light green foliage, and forms in abundance on upright peduncles attractive single flowers of dark red-purple coloration having a strong petal undulation. The plant advantageously has a very floriferous habit with the flowering continuing for many weeks following its onset.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of African violet plant named Nina characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive dark red-purple single zygomorphic rotate flowers having a strong undulation of the petals, (b) forms light green pubescent foliage comprising oval leaves with a crenate margin having a narrow apex and a cordate base, (c) exhibits a compact rosette growth habit with the flowers being held erect above the foliage on upright peduncles, and (d) exhibits a very floriferous habit with the flowers continuing to open for many weeks after the onset of flowering; substantially as herein shown and described.

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