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US Plant Patent PP16633

Yoveracruz

Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoveracruz’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 23, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 11, 2025. This patent earned 71 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16633, the photograph of Yoveracruz printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16633, 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
PP16633
Filed
February 11, 2005
Granted
June 13, 2006
Expires
April 23, 2025
Assignee
YODER BROTHERS INC
Inventor
BERGMAN WENDY R

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yoveracruz’, characterized by its uniform and outwardly spreading plant habit; strong and freely branching growth habit; dark green-colored foliage; uniform flowering response and habit; typically grown as a spray-type; early flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescences with spoon or quill-shaped ray florets; golden bronze-colored ray florets and green-colored disc florets that develop slowly; and good postproduction longevity with plants maintaining good substance and color for about three to five 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 ‘Yoveracruz’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16633 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.