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US Plant Patent PP10661

Anne

Hosta plant named `Anne`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 29, 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
PP10661
Filed
August 29, 1997
Granted
October 27, 1998
Expires
August 29, 2017
Inventor
HEEMSKERK GERARD J C M

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named `Anne`, characterized by its unique variegation pattern with relatively large light yellow margins; thick, rounded leaves; and numerous purple-striped flowers that are positioned well above the foliage on strong and erect peduncles.

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 Hosta plant named `Anne`, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10661 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.