US Plant Patent PP17652

Matthew Saul

Echinacea plant named ‘Matthew Saul’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired December 2, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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: PP17652
Filed: December 2, 2005
Granted: April 24, 2007
Expires: December 2, 2025
Assignee: ITSAUL PLANTS LLC
Inventor: SAUL RICHARD

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Matthew Saul’, characterized by its upright and columnar plant habit; vigorous and freely branching growth habit; inflorescences with golden yellow-colored ray florets and orange-colored receptacle spines; and good garden performance.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Matthew Saul’, as illustrated and described.

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