US Plant Patent PP22000

Catharina

Echinacea plant named ‘Catharina’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 19, 2029.

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: PP22000
Filed: October 19, 2009
Granted: June 28, 2011
Expires: October 19, 2029
Assignee: VAN DER MEER CORNELIS
Inventor: VAN DER MEER CORNELIS

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea purpurea cultivar named ‘CATHARINA’ is disclosed, characterized by distinctive double dark pink flowers and uniquely strong peduncles. The new cultivar also have unique ray florets that resist drooping after harvest. The new variety is an Echinacea , and is normally used as a garden or container plant, and also suitable for cut flower production.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘CATHARINA’ as herein illustrated and described.

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