US Plant Patent PP14549

Neon Star

Dianthus plant named ‘Neon Star’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 7, 2022. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP14549
Filed: February 7, 2002
Granted: February 17, 2004
Expires: February 7, 2022
Inventor: WHETMAN JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Dianthus named ‘Neon Star’ that is male sterile and characterized by intense magenta colored flowers, a compact habit, and a long flowering season. In combination these traits set ‘Neon Star’ 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.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘Neon Star’ as described and illustrated herein.

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