US Plant Patent PP26945
Sunset Flash
Gaillardia plant named ‘Sunset Flash’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 6, 2035.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on November 19, 2034. This patent earned 79 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

The record
- Patent number
- PP26945
- Filed
- November 19, 2014
- Granted
- July 12, 2016
- Expires
- February 6, 2035
- Assignee
- READ CHARLES RICHARD, LINTOTT KEITH GEORGE
- Inventor
- LINTOTT KEITH GEORGE; READ CHARLES RICHARD
Abstract
A new cultivar of Gaillardia named ‘Sunset Flash’ that is distinguishable by a long blooming period, gray-green foliage, a compact, low-growing habit and single inflorescences composed of two rows of flat ray florets which are orange-red in color with yellow tips, is disclosed.
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We claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Gaillardia plant named ‘Sunset Flash’ as described and illustrated herein.
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