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US Plant Patent PP14246

Vanilla Swirl

Euphorbia plant named ‘Vanilla Swirl’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 11, 2022. 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 PP14246, the photograph of Vanilla Swirl printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14246, 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
PP14246
Filed
September 11, 2002
Granted
October 21, 2003
Expires
September 11, 2022
Inventor
LUCAS NEIL

Abstract

A new cultivar of Euphorbia named ‘Vanilla Swirl’ that is distinguished by a compact rounded habit, variegated foliage exhibiting white margins and green centers, and bright red stems that fade to pink. In combination these traits set ‘Vanilla Swirl’ 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.

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Euphorbia plant named ‘Vanilla Swirl’ as described and illustrated.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14246 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.