US Plant Patent PP20687

Hot Summer

Echinacea plant named ‘Hot Summer’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 25, 2028.

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: PP20687
Filed: November 25, 2008
Granted: January 26, 2010
Expires: November 25, 2028
Assignee: VAN NOOR MARCO
Inventor: VAN NOOR MARCO

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Echinacea , ‘Hot Summer’, characterized by its inflorescences with ray florets that emerge orange-red in color and mature to a deep red, its strong upright habit with blooms and plant habit maintained under environmental stresses such as heavy rains and wind, and its resistance to viral diseases.

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 ‘Hot Summer’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

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