US Plant Patent PP21499
Sofie
Agapanthus plant named ‘Sofie’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends July 7, 2029.
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
- PP21499
- Filed
- July 7, 2009
- Granted
- November 16, 2010
- Expires
- July 7, 2029
- Assignee
- HOEKSTRA-ARISZ CATHARINA MARIE
- Inventor
- HOEKSTRA-ARISZ CATHARINA MARIE
Abstract
A new and distinct Agapanthus hybrid cultivar named ‘SOFIE’ is disclosed, characterized by upright leaf growth, umbels with a high quantity of individual flowers of a dark blue flower color. The new variety is an Agapanthus hybrid, suitable for outdoor landscape and decorative cut flower stem use.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Agapanthus plant named ‘SOFIE’ as herein illustrated and described.
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