US Plant Patent PP4774
Utah
African violet plant
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired July 25, 2000. 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
- PP4774
- Filed
- July 25, 1980
- Granted
- October 6, 1981
- Expires
- July 25, 2000
- Inventor
- HOLTKAMP REINHOLD
Abstract
An African violet known by the cultivar name Utah, characterized by its deep blue flower color, vigorous, compact and uniform growth habit, strong upright stems each carrying up to 15 non-dropping flowers, and by its heavy golden yellow pollen sacs which provide a pleasant contrast with the deep blue flowers.
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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of African violet known by the cultivar name Utah, as described and illustrated, and particularly characterized by its deep blue flower color, vigorous, compact and uniform growth habit, strong upright stems and carrying up to 15 non-dropping flowers, and by its heavy golden yellow pollen sacs which provide a pleasant contrast with the deep blue flowers.
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