US Plant Patent PP15640

HGC Jericho

Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Jericho’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 28, 2024. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP15640
Filed: June 28, 2004
Granted: March 8, 2005
Expires: June 28, 2024
Inventor: HEUGER JOSEPH

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Jericho’, characterized by its compact plant habit; dark green-colored leaves; large white-colored flowers; and relatively early flowering.

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

1. A new and distinct cultivar of Helleborus plant named ‘HGC Jericho’, as illustrated and described.

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