US Plant Patent PP7145
Killer
Carnation named Killer
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired December 21, 2008. 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
- PP7145
- Filed
- December 21, 1988
- Granted
- February 6, 1990
- Expires
- December 21, 2008
Abstract
A new standard carnation having a recurrent blooming habit and particularly distinguished by its profuse production of very large, Turkey Red flowers borne singly on long, strong, upright stems having moderately abundant foliage. This plant blooms profusely in its Spring, Midseason and Fall blooming periods with a vigorous growth habit, reaching a height of about 130 cm. at eight months of growth, resulting in a very favorable variety for commercial propagation for the production of cut flowers.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. The new and distinct carnation cultivar, substantially as herein shown and described, particularly distinguished by its profuse production of very large Turkish Red flowers borne singly on long, strong stems of a tall plant having a vigorous growth habit.
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