US Plant Patent PP17961

HS Romeo

Dahlia plant named ‘HS Romeo’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired January 18, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 6, 2025. This patent earned 226 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17961
Filed: June 6, 2005
Granted: August 28, 2007
Expires: January 18, 2026
Assignee: VERWER DAHLIAS B V
Inventor: VERWER AAD W M

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘HS Romeo’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; dark-colored foliage; early and freely flowering habit; daisy inflorescence form; large inflorescences with dark red purple-colored ray florets; and good postproduction longevity and garden performance.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘HS Romeo’, as illustrated and described.

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