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.