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US Plant Patent PP10856

Sonrise

Lantana plant named `Sonrise`

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired September 15, 2017. 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
PP10856
Filed
September 15, 1997
Granted
April 13, 1999
Expires
September 15, 2017
Inventor
COVINGTON JAMES SHERROD

Abstract

A distinctive cultivar of Lantana plant named `Sonrise`, characterized by its erect and outwardly spreading plant habit; pubescent stems and leaves; floriferousness and lack of seed production; flowers that are golden yellow after opening and become various shades of orange to red, hot pink, and eventually purple during development; and tolerance to low temperatures.

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 Lantana plant named `Sonrise`, as illustrated and described.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP10856 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.