Burgundy Fireworks

Echinacea plant named ‘Burgundy Fireworks’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 16, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on September 23, 2031. This patent earned 84 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Echinacea , ‘Burgundy Fireworks’, characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that are fused their entire length into tubes or “Quills” with the trait being consistently stable throughout the inflorescence, its ray florets that are deep purplish red in color and held upwards at a 15 to 30° angle to the horizontal plane of the inflorescence, its stems that are dark purplish red in color throughout the growing season, its long bloom period, and its uniform height of about 45 cm.

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It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Burgundy Fireworks’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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Burgundy Fireworks

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