US Plant Patent PP20747

Sunmecakira

Mecardonia plant named ‘Sunmecakira’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends October 28, 2028.

No term adjustment or disclaimer is recorded against this patent, so this is the full statutory term — twenty years from the filing date.

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The record

Patent number: PP20747
Filed: October 28, 2008
Granted: February 9, 2010
Expires: October 28, 2028
Assignee: SUNTORY FLOWERS LTD
Inventor: MIYAZAKI KIYOSHI

Abstract

A new and distinct cultivar of Mecardonia plant named ‘Sunmecakira’, characterized by its compact, mounding and trailing plant habit; freely branching habit; dense and bushy growth habit; early and freely flowering habit; long flowering period; large bright yellow-colored flowers; and relative tolerance to high temperatures.

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

1. A new and distinct Mecardonia plant named ‘Sunmecakira’ as illustrated and described.

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