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US Plant Patent PP11579

Millennium Red

Coleus plant named `Millennium Red`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 28, 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
PP11579
Filed
December 28, 1998
Granted
October 17, 2000
Expires
December 28, 2018
Inventor
GRIFFITH JR GEORGE W

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Coleus plant named `Millennium Red`, characterized by its symmetrical, outwardly spreading, and mounded plant habit; red-purple and maroon bi-colored leaves with red-purple in center surrounded by deep maroon with a very narrow green margin; lack of flower development; excellent garden performance and tolerance to high temperatures and full sun conditions.

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 Coleus plant named `Millennium Red`, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP11579 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.