US Plant Patent PP17538

Yoder Flash

Carnation plant named ‘Yoder Flash’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 26, 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP17538
Filed: August 26, 2005
Granted: March 27, 2007
Expires: August 26, 2025
Assignee: YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor: VANDENBERG CORNELIS P

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Carnation plant named ‘Yoder Flash’, characterized by its bright red-colored flowers; strong flowering stems; strong calyxes that resist splitting; good postproduction longevity with flowers maintaining good substance and color for about ten days in an interior environment after shipping; and resistance to Fusarium oxysporum .

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Carnation plant named ‘Yoder Flash’, as illustrated and described.

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