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US Plant Patent PP14002

Aphrodite

Dodecatheon plant named ‘Aphrodite’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 6, 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14002, the photograph of Aphrodite printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14002, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP14002
Filed
May 6, 2002
Granted
July 22, 2003
Expires
May 6, 2022
Inventor
VAN DEN AARDWEGH KEES

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Dodecatheon plant named ‘Aphrodite’, characterized by its upright and tall growth habit; long leaves; and large red purple flowers on long and thick scapes.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Dodecatheon plant named ‘Aphrodite’, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14002 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.