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US Plant Patent PP16981

Gausudre

Gaura lindheimerii plant named ‘Gausudre’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired April 11, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 6, 2025. This patent earned 5 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP16981, the photograph of Gausudre printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP16981, 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
PP16981
Filed
April 6, 2005
Granted
August 15, 2006
Expires
April 11, 2025
Inventor
LOMMERSE PETRUS RUTHGERUS JOZE

Abstract

A new and distinct Gaura lindheimerii plant with a compact growth habit, large deep rose colored flowers, and a long blooming season.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Gaura lindheimerii plant substantially as shown and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP16981 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.