US Plant Patent PP27607
Berry Canary
Digitalis hybrid plant named ‘Berry Canary’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 9, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 8, 2035. This patent earned 121 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP27607
- Filed
- January 8, 2015
- Granted
- January 24, 2017
- Expires
- May 9, 2035
- Assignee
- WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
- Inventor
- HANSEN HANS A
Abstract
The new and distinct cultivar of Digitalis interspecific hybrid plant named ‘Berry Canary’ is characterized by sturdy, upright and dense habit with dark-green, mostly-basal, serrate foliage and many-branched, large-flowered, open-faced, campanulate, self-cleaning, purplish rose flowers with light yellow throats and burgundy spotting over a long period. The flowers produce an abundance of nectar and are attractive to hummingbirds in the landscape.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Digitalis hybrid plant named ‘Berry Canary’ as illustrated and described.
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