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US Plant Patent PP32557

Billowing Violet

Aster plant named ‘Billowing Violet’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 17, 2040.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP32557, the photograph of Billowing Violet printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP32557, 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
PP32557
Filed
February 17, 2020
Granted
December 1, 2020
Expires
February 17, 2040
Inventor
AULT JAMES ROBERT

Abstract

A new cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Billowing Violet’ that is characterized by its capitula that are large in size, measuring up to 4.5 cm in width, its average of 31 ray flowers per capitula, its sticky, aromatic foliage that is not appealing to deer or rabbits, its inflorescences with ray florets that are violet in color, and its good resistance to rust, powdery mildew and lace bug predation.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Billowing Violet’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP32557 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.