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US Plant Patent PP18159

Dark Yoroanoke

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Yoroanoke’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 15, 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 PP18159, the photograph of Dark Yoroanoke printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18159, 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
PP18159
Filed
June 15, 2006
Granted
October 30, 2007
Expires
June 15, 2026
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Dark Yoroanoke’, characterized by its upright and uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching and vigorous growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; uniform flowering response; early and freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with red purple-colored ray florets and bright yellow-colored disc florets; and excellent 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 Yoroanoke’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18159 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.