US Plant Patent PP5599
South Dakota
African violet plant named South Dakota
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired March 3, 2003. 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
- PP5599
- Filed
- March 3, 1983
- Granted
- December 17, 1985
- Expires
- March 3, 2003
- Inventor
- HOLTKAMP REINHOLD
Abstract
A new cultivar of African violet named South Dakota particularly characterized by its vigorous growth habit, profuse bouquet positioned on upright flower stems; deep violet purple flower color, with the centers of the flower being relatively darker; single flower form; dark green leaves, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
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I claim: 1. A new cultivar of African violet named South Dakota, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its vigorous growth habit, profuse bouquet positioned on upright flower stems; deep violet purple flower color, with the centers of the flower being relatively darker; single flower form; dark green leaves, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
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