US Plant Patent PP18284

Amethyst in snow

Centaurea plant named ‘Amethyst in snow’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 22, 2026. 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: PP18284
Filed: May 22, 2006
Granted: December 4, 2007
Expires: May 22, 2026
Assignee: SAHIN ZADEN BV
Inventor: SAHIN ELISABETH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Centaurea plant named ‘Amethyst in Snow’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; large inflorescences with white-colored ray florets and purple-colored disc florets; and good garden performance.

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

1. A new and distinct Centaurea plant named ‘Amethyst in Snow’ as illustrated and described.

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