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US Plant Patent PP11074

Empire Cognac

Chrysanthemun plant named `Empire Cognac`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 6, 2018. 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
PP11074
Filed
March 6, 1998
Granted
September 28, 1999
Expires
March 6, 2018
Inventor
FUESS JANET S

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Chrysanthemum plant named `Empire Cognac`, characterized particularly by its two-tone yellow-bronze, spoon-tipped ray florets; fully double flowers, with no disc florets; 4.25-4.75 cm capitulum diameter; fully expanded ray florets, approximately 2.0-2.25 cm long and 0.5 cm wide; 7 week flower response in light/shade programs; good performance in outdoor gardens, with natural season flowering date of September 12; and compact cushion habit.

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 Cognac`, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11074 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.