US Plant Patent PP6373
Pantomime
Lily plant named `Pantomime`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired November 10, 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
- PP6373
- Filed
- November 10, 1986
- Granted
- November 8, 1988
- Expires
- November 10, 2006
- Assignee
- MELRIDGE INC
- Inventor
- MCRAE EDWARD A
Abstract
A new variety of Oriental hybrid lily plant bearing large upright-facing flowers particularly characterized by their clear pink coloration with deeper midribs, their large size and substance, and their upright to semi-upright orientation, the flowers being of excellent form and long persistence both on the plant and as cut flowers. This combination is completely new in the Oriental hybrid divisions of lilies suited to forcing and to mass commercial cultivation. The plant is an excellent garden plant, highly resistant to disease and shows tolerance of virus; the bulbs may be precooled and forced for cut flower production and the clone is vigorous, a good grower and a good 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 Oriental hybrid lily plant, substantially as herein shown and described, characterized by its unique upright to semi-upright flowers with their pink coloration, deeper magenta-rose midribs and complete lack of spotting, the plant has a vigorous growth habit and rapid natural propagation and is characterized by the excellence of its flower form, size and substance, its versatility both as a garden plant and as a cut flower producer, and its high resistance to diseases.
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