Orange Ruffles

Orange Ruffles

Gaillardia plant named ‘Orange Ruffles’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends February 27, 2043.

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 PP35722, the photograph of Orange Ruffles printed in the patent.

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Abstract

A new cultivar of Gaillardia named ‘Orange Ruffles’ that is distinguishable by its compact, low-growing and naturally branching plant habit. The newly opened inflorescence of ‘Orange Ruffles’ bears red ray florets only to be followed by whorls of orange to red inner ray florets as the inflorescence matures. The disc florets of ‘Orange Ruffles’ bear yellow petals and dark red petal apices. The disc appears dark red when the inflorescence is mature. ‘Orange Ruffles’ is hardy to USDA Zone 5.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Gaillardia Plant Named ‘Orange Ruffles’ as described and illustrated herein.

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Abstract