Conekim

Conekim

Echinacea plant named ‘Conekim’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends December 27, 2027.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on December 12, 2027. This patent earned 15 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20107, the photograph of Conekim printed in the patent.

Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20107, 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.

Abstract

A new and distinct highly ornamental Echinacea plant is provided. The flowers are attractive and display rose-pink to purple-pink florets. The growth habit is shorter than that of typical Echinacea purpurea cultivars, including the ‘Kim's Knee High’ cultivar (non-patented in the United States). The green foliage contrasts nicely with the colorful flowers. The plant is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation when grown in the landscape or during pot culture.

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1. A new and distinct Echinacea plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive rose-pink to purple-pink flowers for an extended period of time, (b) displays a shorter growth habit than the ‘Kim's Knee High’ cultivar (non-patented in the United States), and (c) is well suited for providing attractive ornamentation when grown in the landscape and during pot culture; substantially as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20107 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.

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