US Plant Patent PP6677
Bolero
Lily plant named "Bolero"
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired November 4, 2006. 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
- PP6677
- Filed
- November 4, 1986
- Granted
- March 21, 1989
- Expires
- November 4, 2006
Abstract
A new variety of hybrid lily plant bearing large clusters of medium sized, upright flowers particularly characterized by their clear pink, cream-centered coloration and their unusually broad, copiously spotted tepals. The moderately tall stature of the plant, the excellent form and long persistence of its flowers and its relatively short leaves, along with its ability to be forced into flower out of season, make it especially suitable as a cut flower variety. The color pattern and silhouette of this plant are completely new in the upright Asiatic divisions of lilies suited to cut flower forcing and to mass commercial cultivation. This plant is highly resistant to disease and shows high tolerance of virus, making it an excellent garden plant, and the bulbs may be precooled and forced throughout the year for cut flower production. The clone is vigorous and is a good grower and propagator.
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 variety of Asiatic hybrid lily, substantially as herein shown and described, particularly characterized by its extremely broad tepalled, attractively spotted, cream-throated, clear pink flowers having a deeper pink stripe along the tepal midribs; its vigorous growth and rapid propagation; the excellence of its flower form; and its versatility both as a garden plant and as a cut flower variety suited to forcing into flower out of season from properly precooled bulbs.
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