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US Plant Patent PP24514

Purple Haze

Buddleja plant named ‘Purple Haze’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 17, 2032.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 24, 2031. This patent earned 479 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP24514, the photograph of Purple Haze printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP24514, 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
PP24514
Filed
January 24, 2011
Granted
June 3, 2014
Expires
May 17, 2032
Assignee
UNIV NORTH CAROLINA STATE, WERNER DENNIS JAMES, SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON
Inventor
WERNER DENNIS JAMES; SNELLING LAYNE KARLTON

Abstract

Buddleja ‘Purple Haze’ is a new and distinct variety of butterfly bush that has the following unique combination of desirable features that are outstanding in a new variety. 1. Moderate vigor resulting in compact growth habit. 2. Ease of asexual propagation using softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings. 3. Spreading growth habit with multi-branched arching stems. 4. Unique pendant panicles with purple-violet flowers. 5. Female sterility and reduced seed set, resulting in less opportunity for seedlings to originate in the landscape setting.

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

That which is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct variety of butterfly bush ( Buddleja ) substantially as illustrated and described, characterized by its compact growth habit, arching stems, pendant panicles, purple-violet flower color, and female sterility.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP24514 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.