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US Plant Patent PP17044

Independence

Hosta plant named ‘Independence’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired May 20, 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP17044, the photograph of Independence printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP17044, 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
PP17044
Filed
May 20, 2004
Granted
August 22, 2006
Expires
May 20, 2024
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC
Inventor
WESTENDORP JEFFREY A

Abstract

A new and distinct Hosta plant named ‘Independence’ characterized by very thick substance in the leaves, deep green coloring, upright habit in youth, lavender flowers held nicely above foliage, wide creamy-white margin, and the margin containing numerous small green flecks suitable for landscape, potted culture, or cut flower arrangements.

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 ‘Independence’ as herein described and illustrated, with unique green speckles on a cream-colored margin, suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP17044 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.