US Plant Patent PP30309
Suncatfe 23
Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 23’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends September 26, 2037.
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
- PP30309
- Filed
- September 26, 2017
- Granted
- March 26, 2019
- Expires
- September 26, 2037
- Assignee
- SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD, YAMADA MASAHIRO
- Inventor
- YAMADA MASAHIRO
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 23’, characterized by its compact, upright to outwardly spreading and uniformly mounding plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; freely flowering habit; long flowering period; relatively small star-shaped white-colored flowers with red purple-colored centers; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Catharanthus plant named ‘Suncatfe 23’ as illustrated and described.
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