US Plant Patent PP18412

Mars

Echinacea purpurea plant named ‘Mars’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 23, 2026. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18412, the photograph of Mars printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18412, 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: PP18412
Filed: June 23, 2006
Granted: January 8, 2008
Expires: June 23, 2026
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: KORLIPARA HARINI

Abstract

A new and distinct Echinacea purpurea plant named ‘Mars’ characterized by red purple, medium-sized flowers; large, ball-like disc; lime green centers when disc florets are unopened; well branched habit; lovely fragrance; and good vigor.

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

1. A new and distinct Echinacea purpurea plant named ‘Mars’ as herein illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP18412 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.