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US Plant Patent PP14438

Whit VI

Crape myrtle plant named ‘Whit VI’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 3, 2022. 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 PP14438, the photograph of Whit VI printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14438, 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
PP14438
Filed
July 3, 2002
Granted
December 30, 2003
Expires
July 3, 2022
Assignee
LACEBARK INC
Inventor
WHITCOMB CARL

Abstract

A new and distinct variety of crape myrtle, Lagerstroemia indica , which is characterized by a dense, upright growth habit; leathery leaves which emerge crimson and change to dark green; low seed production (plant is semi-sterile); inflorescences which are 4 to 14 inches tall and 4 to 12 inches wide; flower buds which are green to crimson; and flowers which are white with transition to light crimson. 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 crape myrtle plant, substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14438 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.