US Plant Patent PP18357

Esm Quetzal

Limonium plant named ‘Esm Quetzal’

PUBLIC DOMAIN

Patent expired July 19, 2026. 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.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP18357, the photograph of Esm Quetzal printed in the patent. — Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP18357, 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: PP18357
Filed: July 19, 2006
Granted: December 25, 2007
Expires: July 19, 2026
Assignee: ESMERALDA BREEDING BV
Inventor: HOOIJMAN ALOYSIUS A J

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Limonium plant named ‘Esm Quetzal’, characterized by its erect, long and strong flowering stems; vigorous growth habit; freely flowering habit; small light orange-colored flowers with red-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 Quetzal’ as illustrated and described.

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