US Plant Patent PP5720
Sonja Pink
Carnation plant
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 31, 2004. 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
- PP5720
- Filed
- October 31, 1984
- Granted
- April 15, 1986
- Expires
- October 31, 2004
- Inventor
- CARRIER LEONARD E
Abstract
The present invention relates to a new and distinct cultivar of carnation plant, named Sonja Pink, originated by me by crossing unnamed and unpatented seedlings; distinguished from its parents as well as any other variety known to me by its pink color, its superior resistance to soil borne diseases, and its flowers that open fully without bursting the calyx and causing splits.
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 carnation plant named, Sonja Pink, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized particularly as to novelty by the unique combination of superior resistance to soil-borne diseases; medium, slightly serrated flowers which open fully without bursting the calyx and causing "splits"; a distinctive and attractive pink flower color which retains its color without fading; a very vigorous and free-breaking plant habit; strong and straight sprays; and good heat tolerance.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP5720 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.