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US Plant Patent PP14081

Prissy's Purple

Gladiolus plant named ‘Prissy's Purple’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 31, 2021. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP14081, the photograph of Prissy's Purple printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP14081, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP14081
Filed
July 31, 2001
Granted
August 19, 2003
Expires
July 31, 2021
Inventor
ZIPPERER III JOHN O

Abstract

A new and distinct gladiolus variety, designated ‘Prissy's Purple’, is shown and described. The variety is characterized by having a heavy stem that is about 128 cm in length and containing 20-22 florets when grown from Jumbo size corms in Ecuador. One arrangement of the variety consists of six petals, namely three large petals, two medium petals, and one small petal. In another arrangement, the bloom consists of two large petals, three medium petals, and one small petal. The corolla bloom is characterized by having purple specks (Purple Group N78A) deep within the throat. The color of the bloom tight is Red Purple Group 72B, and the color of the bloom in open perfect condition is Purple Group N78C.

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 gladiolus variety of plant, ‘Prissy's Purple’, as shown and described herein.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP14081 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.