US Plant Patent PP27156
Solar Dance
Coreopsis plant named ‘Solar Dance’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends April 15, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 29, 2034. This patent earned 168 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27156
- Filed
- October 29, 2014
- Granted
- September 13, 2016
- Expires
- April 15, 2035
- Inventor
- VAN NOORT MARCO
Abstract
A new cultivar of hybrid Coreopsis named ‘Solar Dance’ that is characterized by its broadly upright and compact plant habit, its semi-double ray florets that are deep yellow in color, its long and floriferous bloom period, its good winter hardiness compared to other cultivars of Coreopsis , and its healthy foliage.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Coreopsis plant named ‘Solar Dance’ as herein illustrated and described.
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