US Plant Patent PP18167

Delichita

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Delichita’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 26, 2025. 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: PP18167
Filed: August 26, 2005
Granted: October 30, 2007
Expires: August 26, 2025
Assignee: DELIFLOR ROYALTIES BV
Inventor: POST ARIE GERARD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Chita’, characterized by its incurved decorative-type inflorescences with white-colored ray florets; vigorous growth habit; early flowering response; 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 cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Delichita’, as illustrated and described.

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