US Plant Patent PP17664

Turkish Delight

Hebe plant named ‘Turkish Delight’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired October 30, 2025. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on October 20, 2025. This patent earned 10 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

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The record

Patent number: PP17664
Filed: October 20, 2005
Granted: April 24, 2007
Expires: October 30, 2025
Assignee: FRASER PETER
Inventor: FRASER PETER

Abstract

A new cultivar of Hebe plant named ‘Turkish Delight’ that is characterized by burgundy colored leaves, a compact growth habit and free branching.

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

1. A new and distinct variety of Hebe plant named ‘Turkish Delight’ as described and illustrated.

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