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US Plant Patent PP12456

Dance Party

Hemerocallis plant named ‘Dance Party’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 3, 2020. 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 3 of US plant patent PP12456, the photograph of Dance Party printed in the patent.
Figure 3 from US Plant Patent PP12456, 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
PP12456
Filed
May 3, 2000
Granted
March 12, 2002
Expires
May 3, 2020
Assignee
TWYFORD PLANT LAB INC
Inventor
KASKEL MATTHEW

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hemerocallis plant named ‘Dance Party’ characterized by its small pastel yellow-colored flowers which are borne on branched scapes. The flowers do not fade in warm, bright conditions and are resistant to water spotting. Plants of ‘Dance Party’ bloom in mid-season and repeatedly throughout the growing season. Plants of ‘Dance Party’ are evergreen and highly branched, thus, they are attractive in landscapes. The plant grows vigorously and propagates easily by division or tissue culture.

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 cultivar of Hemerocallis plant named ‘Dance Party’ as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12456 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.