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US Plant Patent PP12717

Amazon

Dahlia plant named ‘Amazon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 1, 2021. 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 PP12717, the photograph of Amazon printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12717, 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
PP12717
Filed
March 1, 2001
Granted
June 25, 2002
Expires
March 1, 2021
Inventor
LOMMERSE HENRY

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Amazon’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely branching, full and dense plants; large single-type inflorescences; pink and purple bi-colored ray florets with bright yellow-colored disc florets; and good garden performance.

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 Dahlia plant named ‘Amazon’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12717 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.