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US Plant Patent PP18362

Dark Bronze Cherie

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Bronze Cherie’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18362, the photograph of Dark Bronze Cherie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18362, 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
PP18362
Filed
June 22, 2006
Granted
December 25, 2007
Expires
June 22, 2026
Inventor
MCGAUGHEY ANNETTE N

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Bronze Cherie’, characterized by its compact, upright, spreading and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching and moderately vigorous growth habit; small dark green-colored foliage; uniform and early flowering habit; freely flowering habit; small daisy-type inflorescences with dark bronze-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity.

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

1. A new and distinct Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Bronze Cherie’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18362 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.