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US Plant Patent PP12911

Melody Dixie

Dahlia plant named ‘Melody Dixie’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 17, 2020. 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 PP12911, the photograph of Melody Dixie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12911, 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
PP12911
Filed
April 17, 2000
Granted
September 3, 2002
Expires
April 17, 2020
Assignee
VERWER FA GEB
Inventor
VERWER AAD W M

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Melody Dixie’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green foliage; freely flowering habit; decorative inflorescence form with inflorescences positioned above the foliage; light and dark purple-colored ray florets; and excellent 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 ‘Melody Dixie’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12911 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.