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US Plant Patent PP5433

Lonkorpi

Carnation named Lonkorpi

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 25, 2003. 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
PP5433
Filed
July 25, 1983
Granted
April 9, 1985
Expires
July 25, 2003
Inventor
BARBERET NICOLE; DUCLOUX YVES

Abstract

A new spray carnation variety particularly distinguished by its very light chartreuse yellow blossoms, the petal edges of which are predominately edged with cardinal red. These blossoms are borne on straight, rather rigid peduncles branching from a strong, upright stem having abundant foliage and a vigorous, upright growth habit. This variety is also rather resistant to Fusarium oxysporum.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of spray carnation, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by the chartreuse yellow coloration of its small blooms, the petals of which are edged with a combination of cardinal red and greyed purple. The flowers of this plant are produced profusely on long, straight and strong flowering stems and the plant has a vigorous and upright growth habit with abundant foliage and resistance to Fusarium oxysporum.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP5433 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.