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US Plant Patent PP15331

Balsas

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Balsas’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 2, 2024. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15331, the photograph of Balsas printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15331, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP15331
Filed
February 2, 2004
Granted
November 16, 2004
Expires
February 2, 2024
Assignee
FIDES GOLDSTOCK BREEDING B V
Inventor
KESTER JOZEF A J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of cut flower Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Balsas’, characterized by its upright growth habit; freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences; attractive red purple-colored ray florets; response time about 51 days when grown at 18° C.; dark green-colored foliage; strong flowering stems and peduncles; and good postproduction longevity with inflorescences and foliage maintaining good substance and color for about two weeks in an interior environment.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of cut flower Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Balsas’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15331 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.