US Plant Patent PP17172

Green Eyes

Echinacea purpurea plant named ‘Green Eyes’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 16, 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: PP17172
Filed: June 16, 2005
Granted: October 24, 2006
Expires: June 16, 2025
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Echinacea purpurea plant named ‘Green Eyes’ characterized by its unique inflorescences of deep red purple ray florets that are spread out perpendicular to the stem with lime green centers on young inflorescences, lovely fragrance, and an upright vigorous habit.

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 purpurea plant as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17172 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.