US Plant Patent PP18842
WP05 Enid
Dianthus plant named ‘WP05 Enid’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends December 21, 2026.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 18, 2026. This patent earned 94 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP18842
- Filed
- September 18, 2006
- Granted
- May 27, 2008
- Expires
- December 21, 2026
- Assignee
- WHETMAN JOHN
- Inventor
- WHETMAN JOHN
Abstract
A new cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘WP05 ENID’ that is characterized by compact mounding habit, gray-green foliage and mildly fragrant pink flowers with large red-purple markings. In combination these traits set ‘WP05 ENID’ apart from all other existing varieties of Dianthus known to the inventor.
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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dianthus plant named ‘WP05 ENID’ as described and illustrated herein.
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