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US Plant Patent PP7982

Americana Scarlet

Geranium named Americana Scarlet

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 29, 2011. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

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
PP7982
Filed
March 29, 1991
Granted
September 22, 1992
Expires
March 29, 2011

Abstract

A new Geranium cultivar distinguished by its scarlet flowers on large umbels; the plant itself being fast-rooting and vigorous growing to a height of 16-18 cm. as a potted plant.

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

I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant substantially as herein shown and described characterized by green foliage, scarlet flower color, and semi-double flowers on large umbels, the plant is fast-rooting and has a very vigorous growth habit.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7982 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.