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US Plant Patent PP12205

Empire Blizzard

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Blizzard’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 31, 2019. 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.

The record

Patent number
PP12205
Filed
December 31, 1999
Granted
November 20, 2001
Expires
December 31, 2019
Inventor
FUESS JANET S

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Blizzard’, characterized by its uniformly mounded plant habit; freely branching and large leaves; dense, full plants; uniform flowering; large flat daisy-type inflorescences that are about 6.4 cm in diameter; attractive long white ray florets that do not “pink” under low temperatures; bright yellow disc florets that develop slowly and maintain immature green coloration; numerous inflorescences per plant; and excellent garden performance.

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 Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Blizzard’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12205 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.