US Plant Patent PP20537

Meringue

Echinacea plant named ‘Meringue’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends July 7, 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: PP20537
Filed: July 7, 2008
Granted: December 8, 2009
Expires: July 7, 2028
Assignee: BLOM ARIE
Inventor: BLOM ARIE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Meringue’, characterized by its upright, columnar and compact plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; freely basal branching habit; and large inflorescences with light yellow green-colored ray florets and yellow green-colored disc florets.

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

1. A new and distinct Echinacea plant named ‘Meringue’ as illustrated and described.

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