US Plant Patent PP18583

Pink Shuttles

Echinacea plant named ‘Pink Shuttles’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends September 27, 2026.

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: PP18583
Filed: September 27, 2006
Granted: March 11, 2008
Expires: September 27, 2026
Assignee: BLOM ARIE
Inventor: BLOM ARIE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea plant named ‘Pink Shuttles’, characterized by its upright and columnar plant habit; moderately vigorous growth habit; and large conical inflorescences with pale pink-colored ray florets and red purple-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 ‘Pink Shuttles’ as illustrated and described.

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