US Plant Patent PP16089
Espinal
Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Espinal’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired September 25, 2024. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on August 10, 2024. This patent earned 46 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP16089
- Filed
- August 10, 2004
- Granted
- November 1, 2005
- Expires
- September 25, 2024
- Assignee
- DELIFLOR ROYALTIES BV
- Inventor
- POST ARIE GERARD
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Espinal’, characterized by its pompon-type inflorescences with golden yellow-colored ray florets; freely branching habit; freely flowering habit; early and uniform flowering response; and good postproduction longevity.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Espinal’, as illustrated and described.
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