US Plant Patent PP9230
BFP-285 Pink Parfait
Geranium plant named `BFP-285 Pink Parfait`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired November 15, 2014. 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
- PP9230
- Filed
- November 15, 1994
- Granted
- August 1, 1995
- Expires
- November 15, 2014
- Assignee
- GEO J BALL INC
- Inventor
- TREES SCOTT C
Abstract
A new and distinct Pelargonium×hortorum cultivar named `BFP-285 Pink Parfait is provided. This new Geranium cultivar was the result of a controlled breeding program wherein an unnamed plant designated `A-S-M-1` was pollinated by an unnamed plant designated `4102A`. The new variety forms attractive semi-double florets having petals with a background color of lavender pink with a large dark purple freckle on each petal which fades to white at the attachment point. Medium green foliage is formed that commonly includes some zonation on younger leaves. The growth habit is medium self-branching and does not require the use of a growth regulator.
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What is claimed: 1. A new and distinct Geranium plant named `BFP-285 Pink Parfait`, substantially as herein shown and described, which: (a) exhibits attractive semi-double florets having petals with a background color of lavender pink with a large dark purple freckle on each petal which fades to white at the attachment point, (b) forms medium green foliage with some zonation on younger leaves, and (c) exhibits a medium self-branching growth habit.
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