US Plant Patent PP31858

Dark Night

Heuchera plant named ‘Dark Night’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends May 28, 2039.

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: PP31858
Filed: May 28, 2019
Granted: June 9, 2020
Expires: May 28, 2039
Assignee: TERRA NOVA NURSERIES INC
Inventor: EGGER JANET N

Abstract

A new and distinct Heuchera plant characterized by black to dark purple colored leaves, lightly lobed and ruffled leaves, small, purplish pink flowers on medium tall spikes, good sun tolerance, a medium, low mounding habit with excellent crown count, and excellent vigor.

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 Heuchera plant as herein illustrated and described.

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