US Plant Patent PP14437

Red Dwarf

Dianthus plant named ‘Red Dwarf’

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: PP14437
Filed: February 7, 2002
Granted: December 30, 2003
Expires: February 7, 2022
Inventor: WHETMAN JOHN

Abstract

A new cultivar of Dianthus named ‘Red Dwarf’ that is characterized by vigor, red flowers with a dark red center, a compact cushion habit and a long flowering season. In combination these traits set ‘Red Dwarf’ 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 ‘Red Dwarf’ as described and illustrated herein.

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