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US Plant Patent PP17860

Yosonoma

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yosonoma’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired November 18, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 8, 2025. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17860, the photograph of Yosonoma printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17860, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP17860
Filed
November 8, 2005
Granted
July 10, 2007
Expires
November 18, 2025
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yosonoma’, characterized by its upright, outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; vigorous, strong and freely branching growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; uniform flowering response and habit; freely flowering habit; large daisy-type inflorescences with elongated oblong-shaped and purple-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity with plants maintaining good substance and color for about three weeks in an interior environment.

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 ‘Yosonoma’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17860 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.