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US Plant Patent PP15292

First Blush

Euphorbia plant named ‘First Blush’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 24, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on June 23, 2023. This patent earned 1 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP15292, the photograph of First Blush printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP15292, 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
PP15292
Filed
June 23, 2003
Granted
November 2, 2004
Expires
June 24, 2023
Inventor
THOMAS LIESL; RADTKE GEORGE

Abstract

A new cultivar of Euphorbia named ‘First Blush’ that is distinguished by a compact clumping habit, winter dormancy, showy variegated pale green foliage with rose colored tints, and yellow flowers in spring. In combination these traits set ‘First Blush’ apart from all other existing varieties of Euphorbia known to the inventor.

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

We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Euphorbia plant named ‘First Blush’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP15292 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.