US Plant Patent PP18521

Esm Amazona

Limonium plant named ‘Esm Amazona’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 25, 2026. This plant is in the public domain — anyone may propagate and sell it.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on July 19, 2026. This patent earned 6 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18521, the photograph of Esm Amazona printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18521, 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: PP18521
Filed: July 19, 2006
Granted: February 26, 2008
Expires: July 25, 2026
Assignee: ESMERALDA BREEDING BV
Inventor: HOOIJMAN ALOYSIUS A J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Limonium plant named ‘Esm Amazona’, characterized by its erect, long and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; small light pink-colored flowers with red purple-colored venation; and good postproduction longevity.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct Limonium plant named ‘Esm Amazona’ as illustrated and described.

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