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US Plant Patent PP10591

Amethyst

Heather plant named `Amethyst`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 6, 2017. 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
PP10591
Filed
June 6, 1997
Granted
September 8, 1998
Expires
June 6, 2017
Inventor
KRAMER KURT

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Heather plant named `Amethyst`, characterized by its dark purple flower buds; upright plant habit which allows for ease of mechanical pruning; freely branching habit; strong stems; and good keeping quality at low temperatures.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of Heather plant named Amethyst, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10591 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.