US Plant Patent PP28825
Apecssired
Echinacea plant named ‘Apecssired’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends May 31, 2036.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 8, 2036. This patent earned 53 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP28825
- Filed
- April 8, 2016
- Granted
- December 26, 2017
- Expires
- May 31, 2036
- Assignee
- VAN DEN HAAK JELLE, GOOTJES-ALLPLANT B V
- Inventor
- VAN DEN HAAK JELLE
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Apecssired’, characterized by its broadly upright and relatively compact plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; strong flowering stems; numerous large single-type inflorescences with red-colored ray florets and orangish red-colored receptacle spines; and good garden performance.
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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Apecssired’ as illustrated and described.
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