US Plant Patent PP12424

Purple Plum

Anthurium Plant Named ‘Purple Plum’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 14, 2020. 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.

Figure 4 of US plant patent PP12424, the photograph of Purple Plum printed in the patent. — Figure 4 from US Plant Patent PP12424, 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.

The record

Patent number: PP12424
Filed: April 14, 2000
Granted: February 26, 2002
Expires: April 14, 2020
Assignee: TWYFORD PLANT LAB INC
Inventor: LAMB ANN E

Abstract

A new Anthurium plant named ‘Purple Plum’ particularly distinguished by its abundant, small, purple spathes which are clustered in the center of the plant and held high above the foliage. The foliage is medium-green and moderately glossy. Plants of ‘Purple Plum’ are short in stature, but well-branched, and best suited for cultivation in 15-cm pots.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12424 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.