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US Plant Patent PP14485

Florida Rose

Blueberry plant called ‘Florida Rose’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 26, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 24, 2022. This patent earned 33 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14485, the photograph of Florida Rose printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14485, 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
PP14485
Filed
December 24, 2002
Granted
January 27, 2004
Expires
January 26, 2023
Assignee
FLORIDA FOUND SEED PRODUCERS INC
Inventor
LYRENE PAUL M

Abstract

A new and distinct low-chill rabbiteye blueberry ( Vaccinium ashei ) cultivar. Its novelty consists of the following unique combination of features: 1. Has a low chilling requirement. 2. When grown in full sun, produces berries which, when mature, are pink to red on top and pink to white on the bottom. 3. Berries average about 1.3 g in weight and are sweet and low-acid when ripe. 4. The plant is vigorous and upright in growth habit. 5. The plant reaches 50% flowering about March 15 and 50% ripe fruit about May 25 when grown in the field in Gainesville, Fla.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct rabbiteye blueberry plant, substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by having a vigorous bush and a berry that is large, sweet, and pink to white in color when fully ripe.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14485 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.