US Plant Patent PP10296
Whit II
Crape Myrtle shrub named `Whit II`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired October 15, 2016. 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
- PP10296
- Filed
- October 15, 1996
- Granted
- March 24, 1998
- Expires
- October 15, 2016
- 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 crimson and quickly change to medium green, few seed heads, moderate seed head production, inflorescences which are eight to fourteen inches tall and six to ten inches wide, flower buds that are crimson before opening, and cherry red flower petals with occasional slight white variegation.
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, crimson new leathery foliage that quickly changes to medium green, crimson flower buds, cherry red flowers in large inflorescences, moderate seed production and a long bloom period.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10296 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.