US Plant Patent PP19291
VDTG26
Dahlia plant named ‘VDTG26’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 6, 2027.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

The record
- Patent number
- PP19291
- Filed
- August 6, 2007
- Granted
- October 7, 2008
- Expires
- August 6, 2027
- Assignee
- VERWER DAHLIAS B V
- Inventor
- VERWER AAD W M
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Dahlia plant named ‘VDTG26’, characterized by its compact, upright, somewhat outwardly spreading and mounded plant habit; freely branching growth habit; dark-colored foliage; freely flowering habit; daisy-type inflorescence form; inflorescences with light 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 Dahlia plant named ‘VDTG26’ as illustrated and described.
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