US Plant Patent PP31840

Firebird

Digitalis ‘Firebird’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends June 19, 2039.

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: PP31840
Filed: June 19, 2019
Granted: June 2, 2020
Expires: June 19, 2039
Assignee: FIELDING JOHN
Inventor: FIELDING JOHN

Abstract

A new and distinct Digitalis cultivar named ‘Firebird’ is disclosed, characterized by plants exhibiting improved Winter hardiness and basal branching without pinching. Plants are taller than known varieties and have a unique flower color combining greyed oranges and reds. The new variety is a Digitalis hybrida, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.

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

What is claimed is: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Digitalis plant named ‘FIREBIRD’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP31840 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.