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US Plant Patent PP9839

Empress

Kalanchoe plant named Empress

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired June 13, 2015. 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
PP9839
Filed
June 13, 1995
Granted
March 25, 1997
Expires
June 13, 2015
Inventor
DREWLOW LYNDON W

Abstract

A new Kalanchoe cultivar named Empress characterized by the combined features of cherry red flower color, excellent basal branching, early flowering time, relatively compact plant habit, floriferous habit, and excellent keeping quality.

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 Kalanchoe plant named Empress, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP9839 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.