US Plant Patent PP15906

Yodragon

Aster plant named ‘Yodragon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 28, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 5, 2024. This patent earned 84 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP15906
Filed: April 5, 2004
Granted: August 2, 2005
Expires: June 28, 2024
Assignee: YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor: SMITH MARK A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Yodragon’, characterized by its uniform, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; uniform flowering habit; natural flowering season around September 7 th ; daisy-type inflorescences with pale blue-colored ray florets; and good garden performance.

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 Aster plant named ‘Yodragon’, as illustrated and described.

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