US Plant Patent PP18001

Snowdon

Kalanchoe plant named ‘Snowdon’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired February 17, 2026. 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.

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The record

Patent number: PP18001
Filed: February 17, 2006
Granted: September 11, 2007
Expires: February 17, 2026
Assignee: FIDES BV
Inventor: VLIELANDER IKE

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Kalanchoe plant named ‘Snowdon’, characterized by its large and numerous white-colored flowers; upright, uniform and vigorous growth habit; freely branching habit; dark green-colored leaves; and excellent postproduction longevity.

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 Kalanchoe plant named ‘Snowdon’, as illustrated and described.

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