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US Plant Patent PP23483

Fire and Ice

Dianthus plant named ‘Fire and Ice’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 25, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 12, 2031. This patent earned 75 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23483, the photograph of Fire and Ice printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23483, 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
PP23483
Filed
July 12, 2011
Granted
March 19, 2013
Expires
September 25, 2031
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HURD KEVIN A
Inventor
HURD KEVIN A

Abstract

A new and unique cultivar of perennial plant Carnation or Pinks, Dianthus plant named ‘Fire and Ice’ with long-blooming, fragrant, single flowers, with overlapping petals of deep raspberry with irregular fine flecks of pink and up to two larger pink spots. The petals have a margin of light pink becoming nearly white. Dianthus ‘Fire and Ice’ is tolerant of high temperatures and resists center die-out.

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

1. A new and distinct Dianthus plant named ‘Fire and Ice’ essentially as herein described and illustrated and suitable as a garden ornamental, potted plant and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23483 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.