US Plant Patent PP16567

King Fisher

Felicia plant named ‘King Fisher’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 28, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on January 28, 2025. This patent earned 120 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP16567
Filed: January 28, 2005
Granted: May 23, 2006
Expires: May 28, 2025
Assignee: NEW PLANT NURSERY
Inventor: FICK PAUL

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Felicia plant named ‘King Fisher’, characterized by its upright and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching growth habit; large inflorescences with relatively broad violet blue-colored ray florets; freely flowering habit; and good garden performance.

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1. A new and distinct cultivar of Felicia plant named ‘King Fisher’, as illustrated and described.

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