US Plant Patent PP8286
BSR-194 Cherry
Geranium plant -- BSR-194 Cherry 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
- PP8286
- Filed
- September 18, 1991
- Granted
- June 29, 1993
- Expires
- September 18, 2011
Abstract
A new and distinct tetraploid Pelargonium×hortorum cultivar named BSR-194 Cherry is provided. This new Zonal Geranium cultivar was the result of a controlled breeding program wherein an unnamed plant designated 535-5 was pollinated by the Veronica cultivar (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 5,054). The new cultivar forms attractive semi-double cherry red florets which contrast well with dark green 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.
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 named BSR-194 Cherry, substantially as herein shown and described, which: (a) exhibits attractive cherry red semi-double florets, (b) forms attractive dark green foliage which resists breakdown during shipment, (c) bears zoned leaves, and (d) exhibits an inherently compact and self-branching growth habit in the absence of growth regulators.
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