US Plant Patent PP17400

Oudshoorn 1

Aster plant named ‘Oudshoorn 1’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 2, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 14, 2025. This patent earned 18 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17400
Filed: June 14, 2005
Granted: February 6, 2007
Expires: July 2, 2025
Assignee: FUTURE PLANTS LICENTIE BV
Inventor: OUDSHOORN HUBERTUS GERARDUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of cut flower Aster plant named ‘Oudshoorn 1’, characterized by its strong flowering stems; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; daisy-type inflorescences with violet-colored ray florets; long and straight ray florets; and good garden performance.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of cut flower Aster plant named ‘Oudshoorn 1’, as illustrated and described.

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