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US Plant Patent PP22611

Dancing Stars

Hosta plant named ‘Dancing Stars’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends November 2, 2030.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP22611, the photograph of Dancing Stars printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP22611, 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
PP22611
Filed
November 2, 2010
Granted
March 27, 2012
Expires
November 2, 2030
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, ZWAGERMAN MARY E
Inventor
ZWAGERMAN MARY E

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Hosta plant named ‘Dancing Stars’, characterized by thick substance leaves having creamy yellow to creamy white centers and a deep green margins, with lavender flowers held nicely above foliage on upright cream-colored scapes.

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 ornamental Hosta plant named ‘Dancing Stars’ having thick substance leaves of deep green margins, light yellow to creamy-white centers and light lavender flowers on cream-colored scapes as herein described and illustrated, suitable as a potted plant, for landscaping specimen or in mass, and for florist type arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP22611 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.