US Plant Patent PP18156

Esm Cirque

Gypsophila plant named ‘Esm Cirque’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 31, 2026. 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 PP18156, the photograph of Esm Cirque printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18156, 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: PP18156
Filed: May 31, 2006
Granted: October 30, 2007
Expires: May 31, 2026
Assignee: ESMERALDA BREEDING BV
Inventor: HOOIJMAN ALOYSIUS A J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Gypsophila plant named ‘Esm Cirque’, characterized by its erect and strong flowering stems; early, uniform and freely flowering habit; double luminous white-colored flowers; and good postproduction longevity.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Gypsophila plant named ‘Esm Cirque’ as illustrated and described.

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