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US Plant Patent PP16954

Maroon Magic

Cordyline plant named ‘Maroon Magic’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 31, 2025. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16954, the photograph of Maroon Magic printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16954, 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
PP16954
Filed
May 31, 2005
Granted
August 8, 2006
Expires
May 31, 2025
Assignee
MUKUNDAN PARTHASARATHY, PARTHASARATHY GOPALASWAMY
Inventor
PARTHASARATHY GOPALASWAMY; MUKUNDAN PARTHASARATHY

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Cordyline plant named ‘Maroon Magic’, characterized by its upright, uniform and vigorous growth habit; slender stems with short internodes; dense and bushy growth habit; long arching linear leaves that are glossy and uniformly dark burgundy to brown in color with dark purple-colored margins; and excellent keeping quality.

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 Cordyline plant named ‘Maroon Magic’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16954 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.