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US Plant Patent PP29343

Mint Chocolate Chip

Manfreda plant named ‘Mint Chocolate Chip’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends January 13, 2037.

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 PP29343, the photograph of Mint Chocolate Chip printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP29343, 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
PP29343
Filed
January 13, 2017
Granted
May 29, 2018
Expires
January 13, 2037
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, HANSEN HANS A
Inventor
HANSEN HANS A

Abstract

A new and unique Manfreda plant named ‘Mint Chocolate Chip’ characterized by long arching foliage with silvery-blue-green foliage having irregular greyed-purple spotting. The flowers of burgundy tepals, filaments and styles generate large volumes of nectar and are highly attractive to hummingbirds.

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

It is claimed: 1. A new and distinct cultivar of ornamental Manfreda plant named ‘Mint Chocolate Chip’ as herein described and illustrated, suitable for the garden or as a potted plant in the garden or home.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP29343 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.