US Plant Patent PP9140
Meritwin
Geranium plant named Meritwin
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired February 16, 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
- PP9140
- Filed
- February 16, 1994
- Granted
- May 16, 1995
- Expires
- February 16, 2014
- Assignee
- ENTHOVEN BREEDING B V
- Inventor
- ENTHOVEN ADRIANUS W M
Abstract
A new and distinct cultivar of geranium named Meritwin particularly characterized by the combined features of dark green foliage resulting in plants that transport well; compact plant growth habit; double created leaf margins; large inflorescences with many open flowers and buds; large flower diameter; asymmetric flower buds; flowers with 5 to 6 petals; petals with a dark red-purple center and a lighter red-purple margin early and equal flowering; buds that form under low light and single flowers that are rain resistant.
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 Meritwin as illustrated and described.
Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP9140 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.