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US Plant Patent PP20411

Red Knee High

Echinacea plant named ‘Red Knee High’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 1, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP20411, the photograph of Red Knee High printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP20411, 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.

The record

Patent number
PP20411
Filed
October 1, 2008
Granted
October 13, 2009
Expires
October 1, 2028
Assignee
SUNNY BORDER NURSERIES INC
Inventor
LAVIANA MARC R

Abstract

A new cultivar of hybrid Echinacea , ‘Red Knee High’, characterized by its compact and dwarf growth habit, its sturdy stems, its inflorescences with ray florets that emerge bright red-purple surrounding golden yellow cones and fade to pink as they mature, its continuous bloom from mid summer through fall, its ease of propagation, its vigorous growth habit, and its hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zones 3 to 8.

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 ‘Red Knee High’ substantially as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP20411 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.