US Plant Patent PP12755

Dahlstar Violet

Dahlia plant named ‘Dahlstar Violet’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 2, 2021. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on March 1, 2021. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP12755, the photograph of Dahlstar Violet printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12755, 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: PP12755
Filed: March 1, 2001
Granted: July 2, 2002
Expires: March 2, 2021
Assignee: KIEFT SEED HOLLAND
Inventor: LOMMERSE HENRY

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Dahlstar Violet’, characterized by its upright and compact plant habit; freely branching, full and dense plants; medium-sized semi-double type inflorescences; purple-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 ‘Dahlstar Violet’, as illustrated and described.

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