US Plant Patent PP8284

BSR-177 White

Geranium plant--BSR-177 White cultivar

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 18, 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: PP8284
Filed: September 18, 1991
Granted: June 29, 1993
Expires: September 18, 2011

Abstract

A new and distinct tetraploid Pelargonium×hortorum cultivar named BSR-177 White is provided. This new Zonal Geranium cultivar was the result of a controlled breeding program wherein an unnamed plant designated PAS-W was pollinated by an unnamed plant designated 527-5. The new cultivar forms attractive semi-double pure white florets which contrast well with dark green distinctly zoned foliage. The attractive dark green foliage coloration is well retained even during shipment. The growth habit is inherently compact and self-branching and does not require the use of growth regulators to maintain such growth characteristic.

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I claim: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Geranium plant named BSP-177 White, substantially as herein shown and described, which: (a) exhibits attractive pure white semi-double florets, (b) forms attractive dark green foliage which resists turning to a yellow green coloration during shipment as is common with the Alba and Snowhite (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,312) cultivars, (c) bears distinctly-zoned leaves, and (d) exhibits an inherently compact and self-branching growth habit in the absence of growth regulators.

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