Charme

Charme

Anthemis tinctoria plant named ‘Charme’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 23, 2022. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 8, 2023, but this patent ends 503 days earlier — a terminal disclaimer gives term back. A source that calculates twenty years from filing would tell you this plant is still protected when it is already free.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15200, the photograph of Charme printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15200, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

Abstract

A new and distinct Anthemis tinctoria cultivar is provided that is the result of a controlled breeding program. The plant displays a distinctive dwarf growth habit. Attractive intense golden yellow blossoms are formed in abundance on a substantially continuous basis from June to October. The foliage contrasts well with the golden yellow blossom coloration. Non-viable seeds are formed. The new cultivar is well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in pots or in the landscape.

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 Anthemis tinctoria plant is provided that displays: (a) a distinctive dwarf growth habit, (b) forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive intense golden yellow ligulate blossoms, (c) forms non-viable seeds, and (d) is well suited for growing as attractive ornamentation in pots or in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15200 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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