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US Plant Patent PP14844

Black Star

Calla Lily plant named ‘Black Star’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 12, 2022. 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 PP14844, the photograph of Black Star printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14844, 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
PP14844
Filed
September 12, 2002
Granted
June 1, 2004
Expires
September 12, 2022
Assignee
SANDE B V
Inventor
RANDAG CECILIUS JAN-JOCHEM

Abstract

'Black Star' is a new variety of calla lily having a flower with a purple/black colored spathe and a purple/black colored spadix and producing 1-4 flowers per tuber. The flower stems are red and about 50 cm in height. The leaves are green with whitish spots and have a leathery texture. On the edge of the leaves there is a red stripe. The petioles have a red to black color.

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 calla lily plant named ‘Black Star’ as herein described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14844 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.