US Plant Patent PP12161
Empire Silhouette
Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Silhouette’
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
- PP12161
- Filed
- December 31, 1999
- Granted
- October 23, 2001
- Expires
- December 31, 2019
- Inventor
- FUESS JANET S
Abstract
A distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Empire Silhouette’, characterized by its outwardly spreading and freely branching habit; decorative-type inflorescences that are about 4.5 to 5.5 cm in diameter; numerous attractive and unusual pink bi-colored ray florets; ray floret color that resists fading with development; compact cushion habit; numerous inflorescences per plant; early flowering response; and excellent garden performance.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12161 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.