US Plant Patent PP7007
Taurus
African violet plant named Taurus
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
- PP7007
- Filed
- September 30, 1988
- Granted
- August 29, 1989
- Expires
- September 30, 2008
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of african violet named Taurus characterized by its single, dark lilac flowers with darker center radiating into the 2 small petals; strong, upright flower stems that curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; bright green, slightly serrated girl-type leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering as early as 8-9 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 Taurus, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its single, dark lilac flowers with darker center radiating into the 2 small petals; strong, upright flower stems that curve toward the center to form a compact bouquet above the leaves; bright green, slightly serrated girl-type leaves; profuse flowering, vigorous growth habit, flowering as early as 8-9 weeks after potting, and its long lasting and non-dropping flowers.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7007 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.