US Plant Patent PP12705

Samson

Lantana plant named ‘Samson’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired March 31, 2021. 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 PP12705, the photograph of Samson printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP12705, 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: PP12705
Filed: March 31, 2001
Granted: June 18, 2002
Expires: March 31, 2021
Assignee: CLINTON NURSERY INC
Inventor: COVINGTON JAMES S

Abstract

A distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘Samson’, characterized by its upright, mounded and outwardly spreading plant habit; freely branching habit; freely and consistent flowering habit; golden yellow and orange-colored flowers; and excellent garden performance.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP12705 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.