US Plant Patent PP12792

Melody Gipsy

Dahlia plant named ‘Melody Gipsy’

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 PP12792, the photograph of Melody Gipsy printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12792, 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: PP12792
Filed: April 17, 2000
Granted: July 23, 2002
Expires: April 17, 2020
Assignee: VERWER FA GEB
Inventor: VERWER AAD W M

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘Melody Gipsy’, characterized by its upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and uniform plant habit; freely branching habit; dark green foliage; freely flowering habit; semi-cactus inflorescence form with inflorescences positioned above the foliage; pink and yellow bi-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 Gipsy’,

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