US Plant Patent PP15990
Golden Eclipse
Lilac plant named ‘Golden Eclipse’
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired November 30, 2023. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.
Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 23, 2023. This patent earned 221 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.
The record
- Patent number
- PP15990
- Filed
- April 23, 2003
- Granted
- September 20, 2005
- Expires
- November 30, 2023
- Assignee
- J C BAKKER & SONS LTD
- Inventor
- BAKKER ROBERT
Abstract
A new and distinct highly ornamental cultivar of Syringa reticulata Japanese Tree Lilac is provided. The Lilac plant has an upright compact growth habit. The foliage possesses variegation that initially is green with an irregular darker green center wherein the margins turn to a stable bright yellow-gold coloration upon maturity. The blossoms are white and are displayed during late spring to early summer. Good winter hardiness is made possible and the plant has been found to be free of insect and disease problems. The plant is particularly well-suited for providing distinctive ornamentation in the landscape.
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1. A new and distinct Syringa reticulata plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) exhibitis upright compact growth habit, (b) forms attractive variegated foliage that initially is green with an irregular darker green center wherein the margins turn to a stable bright yellow-gold coloration upon maturity, (c) forms fragrant white flowers in the late spring to early summer, (d) is relatively free of insect and disease problems, and (e) is well-suited for providing distinctive ornamentation in the landscape; substantially as illustrated and described.
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