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US Plant Patent PP33990

Iron Lady

Coreopsis plant named ‘Iron Lady’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 24, 2041.

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 PP33990, the photograph of Iron Lady printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP33990, 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
PP33990
Filed
May 24, 2021
Granted
March 1, 2022
Expires
May 24, 2041
Assignee
PROBST DARRELL
Inventor
PROBST DARRELL

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis plant named ‘Iron Lady’ that is characterized by its compact, densely bushy plant habit reaching an average of 35 cm in height and 50 cm in width, its a floriferous and long blooming season of its nearly sterile inflorescences that do not require deadheading; bloom commences in late-June and lasts until frost in Kensington, Conn., its medium sized inflorescences with ray florets that are light yellow in color and flushed with red at the base, its flower intitiation without the need for vernalization, its resistance to powdery mildew and leafspot, and its cold hardiness at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 5.

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 Coreopsis plant named ‘Iron Lady’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP33990 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.