US Plant Patent PP21893
Black Cherry Wild
Dianthus plant named ‘Black Cherry Wild’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends August 7, 2029.
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
- PP21893
- Filed
- August 7, 2009
- Granted
- May 3, 2011
- Expires
- August 7, 2029
- Assignee
- WALTERS GARDENS INC
- Inventor
- HURD KEVIN
Abstract
The new and distinct cultivar of perennial Carnation or Pinks, Dianthus plant named ‘Black Cherry Wild’ with long-blooming, highly double flowers with fragrant highly double flowers, petals with a deep crimson outer surface surrounded on the outside by a lighter rose pink perimeter. Dianthus ‘Black Cherry Wild’ is tolerant of high temperatures and resists center dying out.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of perennial Carnation or Pinks, Dianthus plant named ‘Black Cherry Wild’ as herein described and illustrated, with fragrant highly double flowers, petals with a deep crimson outer surface surrounded on the outside by a lighter rose pink perimeter, tolerant of high temperatures, resistant to center die out, and suitable as a garden ornamental, potted plant and for cut flower arrangements.
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