US Plant Patent PP18177
Harmony
Cactaceae plant named ‘Harmony’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired August 4, 2025. 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.
The record
- Patent number
- PP18177
- Filed
- August 4, 2005
- Granted
- November 6, 2007
- Expires
- August 4, 2025
- Assignee
- UNIV MASSACHUSETTS
- Inventor
- BOYLE THOMAS H
Abstract
A plant variety of the Cactaceae family, Schlumbergera truncata, called ‘Harmony’ having a deep colored bloom characterized as R.H.S. 46 B (red group). The new variety has a strong resistance to bud abscission, a strong propensity for buds to mature and flower, an erect growth habit, and an ability to grow well in relatively cold temperatures.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
1. A new and distinct variety of Cactaceae plant, substantially as herein shown and described.
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