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US Plant Patent PP18723

Arg Whit

Argyranthemum plant named ‘Arg Whit’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 26, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 18, 2025. This patent earned 312 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18723, the photograph of Arg Whit printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18723, 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
PP18723
Filed
August 18, 2005
Granted
April 8, 2008
Expires
June 26, 2026
Inventor
GIESEN ERIC

Abstract

A new Argyranthemum plant particularly distinguished by its compact, rounded, growth habit, excellent branching, very early flowering, good heat tolerance, and large white flowers is disclosed.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Argyranthemum plant as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18723 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.