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US Plant Patent PP7476

Thecla

Impatiens plant named Thecla

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired August 16, 2009. 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
PP7476
Filed
August 16, 1989
Granted
March 19, 1991
Expires
August 16, 2009

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Impatiens plant named Thecla characterized by its large, bright dark pink flowers; early, continuous and prolific flowering, dark reddish-green foliage, and excellent self-branching, giving the plant a full yet erect appearance.

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 Impatiens plant named Thecla, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP7476 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.