US Plant Patent PP20280
Tangerine Frost
Gazania plant named ‘Tangerine Frost’
UNDER PATENT
Still under patent. Protection ends February 29, 2028.
No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.
The record
- Patent number
- PP20280
- Filed
- February 29, 2008
- Granted
- September 8, 2009
- Expires
- February 29, 2028
- Assignee
- CT TON NURSERY INC
- Inventor
- BLEW ROBERT
Abstract
A new and distinct Gazania linearis perennial cultivar of the semi-evergreen type is provided. The new cultivar forms attractive daisy-like blossoms of good substance having petals which are rich orange with yellow tips on the upper surface. In U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone No. 6, blooming commonly begins during May and commonly ends during mid-September. Attractive dark green foliage having pubescence on the under surface is formed. A propensity to readily produce new crown tissue is displayed. The winter hardiness is good. The new cultivar is well suited for growing as distinctive colorful ornamentation in the landscape.
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1. A new and distinct Gazania linearis plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive rich orange daisy-like blossoms of good substance bearing petals which on the upper surface are rich orange with yellow tips, (b) displays a long blooming season with repeat blooming which commonly begins during May and ends during mid-September in U.S.D.A. Hardiness Zone No. 6, (c) displays attractive dark green semi-evergreen foliage having pubescence on the under surface, (d) exhibits a propensity to readily produce new crown tissue, and (e) displays good winter hardiness; substantially as illustrated and described.
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