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US Plant Patent PP14463

Lemon Zest

Carex siderosticha plant named ‘Lemon Zest’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 2, 2023. 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 PP14463, the photograph of Lemon Zest printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14463, 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
PP14463
Filed
June 2, 2003
Granted
January 13, 2004
Expires
June 2, 2023
Assignee
TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor
HEIMS DANIEL M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Carex siderosticha plant called ‘Lemon Zest’ characterized by bright chartreuse foliage.

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 cultivar of Carex siderosticha plant, substantially as shown and described, characterized by bright chartreuse foliage.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14463 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.