US Plant Patent PP7684
African violet plant named Rose
African violet plant named Rose
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired August 10, 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
- PP7684
- Filed
- August 10, 1990
- Granted
- October 22, 1991
- Expires
- August 10, 2010
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of African violet named Rose characterized by its small, double pink flowers; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; large, dark green, oval to spear-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 Rose, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its small, double pink flowers; strong, upright flower stems that curve slightly toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; large, dark green, oval to spear-shaped leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous and compact growth habit, flowering 10-11 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7684 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.