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US Plant Patent PP14893

Devon Winnie

Dianthus plant named ‘Devon Winnie’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 30, 2023. 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 PP14893, the photograph of Devon Winnie printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14893, 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
PP14893
Filed
September 30, 2003
Granted
June 8, 2004
Expires
September 30, 2023
Inventor
WHETMAN JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘Devon Winnie’ that is characterized by compact mounding habit, blue-green foliage and moderately fragrant dark pink flowers. In combination these traits set ‘Devon Winnie’ apart from all other existing varieties of Dianthus known to the inventor.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘Devon Winnie’ as described and illustrated herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14893 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.