US Plant Patent PP18478

Florence

Astrantia plant named ‘Florence’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 13, 2026.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 14, 2026. This patent earned 90 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18478
Filed: September 14, 2006
Granted: February 12, 2008
Expires: December 13, 2026
Assignee: FUTURE PLANTS LICENTIE BV
Inventor: OUDSHOORN HUBERTUS GERARDUS

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Astrantia plant named ‘Florence’, characterized by its upright plant habit; green-colored stems and leaves; freely and continuous flowering habit; and inflorescences with showy involucral bracts that are dark pink in color.

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

1. A new and distinct Astrantia plant named ‘Florence’ as illustrated and described.

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