Sunset Returns

Sunset Returns

Daylily plant named ‘Sunset Returns’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 14, 2021. 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 PP13465, the photograph of Sunset Returns printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP13465, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct Hemerocallis cultivar of the dormant type named ‘Sunset Returns’ is provided. The new cultivar is very floriferous and forms attractive gold-pastel blossoms over an extended period of time that commonly begins during late May to early June and commonly ends during early to mid-October in USDA Hardiness Zone No. 7. The blossom coloration is Naples Yellow using terminology of the R.H.S. Colour Chart. The new plant readily forms fans and readily forms a number of scapes per fan. The new cultivar is particularly well suited for growing as distinctive colorful ornamentation in the landscape.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Hemerocallis plant of the dormant type, substantially as herein shown and described, which: (a) Forms attractive gold-pastel flowers having a substantial substance and a funnel-shaped form, (b) Possesses a long blooming season with substantially continuous blooming, (c) Exhibits a propensity to readily display a plurality of fans, and (d) Readily forms a plurality of scapes per fan over the flowering season.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP13465 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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