US Plant Patent PP10784
petite delight
Monarda plant named `petite delight`
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Patent expired May 28, 2017. 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
- PP10784
- Filed
- May 28, 1997
- Granted
- February 9, 1999
- Expires
- May 28, 2017
- Assignee
- UNITED KINGDOM GOVERNMENT
- Inventor
- COLLICUTT LYNN M; DAVIDSON CAMPBELL G
Abstract
A new and distinct variety of perennial Monarda or Bee-Balm plant is provided that exhibits a unique dwarf stature and good winter hardiness. The blossoms exhibits an attractive light pink-purple to light purple coloration (as illustrated). Dense dark green and glossy foliage is formed that contrasts well with the blossom coloration. The low-growing growth habit of the new variety can readily be distinguished from that of the `Marshalls Delight` variety (non-patented in the United States).
Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.
We claim: 1. A new distinct variety of Monarda plant having the following combination of characteristics: (a) forms attractive light pink-purple to light purple blossoms, (b) exhibits attractive dense dark green and glossy foliage, (c) exhibits a dwarf growth habit that can be readily distinguished from that of the `Marshall's Delight` variety, and (d) exhibits good winter hardiness; substantially as herein shown and described.
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