US Plant Patent PP18741

Yotwist

Aster plant named ‘Yotwist’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 22, 2026. 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 1 of US plant patent PP18741, the photograph of Yotwist printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18741, 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: PP18741
Filed: June 22, 2006
Granted: April 22, 2008
Expires: June 22, 2026
Assignee: YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor: SMITH MARK A

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Aster plant named ‘Yotwist’, characterized by its uniform, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; uniform flowering habit; natural flowering season mid-September in the Northern Hemisphere; daisy-type inflorescences with light violet-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 Aster plant named ‘Yotwist’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18741 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.