US Plant Patent PP18361

Blafra

Daphne plant named ‘Blafra’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 28, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 29, 2026. This patent earned 29 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP18361
Filed: June 29, 2006
Granted: December 25, 2007
Expires: July 28, 2026
Assignee: WHITE ANTHONY ROBIN
Inventor: WHITE ANTHONY ROBIN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Daphne plant named ‘BLAFRA’ that is characterized by open-branched habit, semi-glossy dark-green foliage, and intensely fragrant white flowers with an orange-yellow “eye” comprised of orange-yellow anthers. In combination these traits set ‘BLAFRA’ apart from all other existing varieties of Daphne known to the inventor.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Daphne plant named ‘BLAFRA’ as described and illustrated herein.

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