US Plant Patent PP21460

Nola Alba

Dietes plant named ‘Nola Alba’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 22, 2029.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on February 10, 2029. This patent earned 132 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP21460
Filed: February 10, 2009
Granted: November 9, 2010
Expires: June 22, 2029
Assignee: PERINO JR SAL, PERINO PETER G
Inventor: PERINO PETER G; PERINO JR SAL

Abstract

A new cultivar of Dietes of hybrid origin, ‘Nola Alba’, characterized by its large white flowers with bright orange stigmatic lobes, its long blooming habit with heavy flower set, its lack of seed pod development, its wide bright green leaves, its tolerance to high heat, humidity, poor soils, and heavy rainfall and its improved cold hardiness.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dietes plant named ‘Nola Alba’ as herein illustrated and described.

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