US Plant Patent PP11342
Whit IV
Crape myrtle plant named `Whit IV`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 20, 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
- PP11342
- Filed
- February 20, 1998
- Granted
- April 11, 2000
- Expires
- February 20, 2018
- Inventor
- WHITCOMB CARL E
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica, which is characterized by a vigorous, upright growth habit; leathery leaves which emerge dark crimson and quickly change to dark green; new branches that are crimson and remain so for four or more weeks; modest seed production; inflorescences which are 12 to 20 inches tall and 8 to 12 inches wide; flower buds which are crimson before opening; and cherry red flowers that are heavily ruffled, with occasional slight variegation. The new variety is also characterized by a long bloom period.
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
I claim: 1. A new and distinct variety of Lagerstroemia indica, crape myrtle plant substantially as shown and described and partially characterized by a vigorous upright growth habit (large shrub or small tree that may reach 20 feet or more in height), new branches that are crimson and remain so for four or more weeks, crimson new foliage that quickly changes to dark green and becomes leathery, crimson flower buds, red flowers that are heavily
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